Status:

COMPLETED

Study Care Versus Usual Care for Acute Mechanical Lower Back Pain

Lead Sponsor:

University of British Columbia

Conditions:

Low Back Pain, Mechanical

Eligibility:

All Genders

19-65 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The most common work-related injury in British Columbia every year is a lower back injury. The many different treatment options that are available to workers with a back injury have often led to confu...

Detailed Description

Objectives: To determine if evidence-based care (EBC) is more effective than usual care (UC) in improving the functional status of patients with acute mechanical lower back pain. Our secondary object...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Residents of British Columbia with mechanical lower back pain
  • Acute lower back pain with symptoms lasting 2-4 weeks
  • Satisfy the Quebec Task Force Classification of Spinal Disorders Categories 1 and 2

Exclusion

  • Other significant spinal pathology
  • Pregnancy
  • Patients with Workers' Compensation Board (WCB) claims
  • Persistent pain in other areas of the spine

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

January 1 2006

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

June 1 2008

Estimated Enrollment :

88 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00135239

Start Date

January 1 2006

End Date

June 1 2008

Last Update

June 17 2008

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Medical Rapid Access Spine Clinic

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, V5Z 3J5