Status:

COMPLETED

Self System Therapy and Chronic Low Back Pain Trial

Lead Sponsor:

Duke University

Conditions:

Low Back Pain

Depression

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-100 years

Phase:

PHASE4

Brief Summary

This study is for people with chronic low back pain who may also be feeling discouraged, frustrated, or depressed. This study is testing a new therapy that is designed to specifically help these patie...

Detailed Description

Patients with chronic low back pain cope with numerous life challenges, including the ability to work and decrements in physical and emotional well being. These changes impact the patients' abilities ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Male and females 18 years and older
  • Low back pain for minimum of 6 months
  • DSM-IV diagnosis of major depressive disorder or dysthymia as determined by SCID interview, or meeting 18 or higher on Beck Depression Inventory.

Exclusion

  • Diagnosis of schizophrenia, bipolar, organic brain syndrome, substance abuse within past 5 years
  • Hallucinations, delusions, or paranoid ideation
  • Concurrent medical disorders that may cause depression or significantly affect function (epilepsy, endocrine disease, COPD, diabetes), or intellectual impairment based on clinical interview
  • Inability to speak English; AND
  • Patients with pending litigation or in the process of seeking disability benefits.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

October 1 2003

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

December 1 2008

Estimated Enrollment :

137 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00672880

Start Date

October 1 2003

End Date

December 1 2008

Last Update

April 26 2023

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Duke University Medical Center

Durham, North Carolina, United States, 27705