Status:
UNKNOWN
Effect of Interventions in Return to Work for Patients With Neck and Low Back Pain
Lead Sponsor:
Ullevaal University Hospital
Collaborating Sponsors:
The Research Council of Norway
Conditions:
Low Back Pain
Neck Pain
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-60 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Low back pain is a usual condition in the western countries and several treatments available for patients with "non-specific low back pain". According to the European guidelines both Brief interventio...
Detailed Description
Background: Norway has the highest sickness absence of the Scandinavian countries, with a cost of about 40 milliard kr each year. In addition about 500 000 receive rehabilitation or disability pensio...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patients with low back pain, sick listed for less than 1 year and who are permanently employed
Exclusion
- Patients with infection, tumors, osteoporosis, fracture, structural deformity, inflammatory disorder, radicular syndrome or cauda equina syndrome, spinal stenosis or spondylolysis/listesis, serious somatic disease and/or psychic disease and patients with with poor proficiency in Norwegian
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
August 1 2009
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
August 1 2013
Estimated Enrollment :
400 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00840697
Start Date
August 1 2009
End Date
August 1 2013
Last Update
June 27 2011
Active Locations (1)
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Ullevaal University Hospital
Oslo, Norway, 0407