Status:

UNKNOWN

Managing Non-acute Low Back Symptoms in Occupational Health: Two Trials

Lead Sponsor:

University of Helsinki

Collaborating Sponsors:

University of Oulu

Juho Vainio Foundation

Conditions:

Low Back Pain, Recurrent

Low Back Pain

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-56 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is: * Epidemiological part: characteristics of low back pain patients from a forestry company in Finland. Data is collected from occupational health databases and self admin...

Detailed Description

Eligible subjects were divided into two randomised controlled trials with the name of "mild" or "moderate" low back pain trials (interventions) and also mild vs natural course (NC) and moderate vs. NC...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • age 18-56 years
  • present employment at the company
  • at least one criteria out the following qualified for the study:
  • nonspecific LBP with the duration of 2 weeks or more
  • radiating, present low back pain
  • recurrent LBP (2 or more episodes per year)
  • work absence because of LBP
  • included subjects also responded having low back pain during preceding week prior to the questionnaire (VAS ≥ 10 mm, Visual Analogue Scale 0-100 mm)
  • According to pain level, patients were later divided into two separate RCT's, "mild": VAS 10mm - 34mm, "moderate": VAS 35mm or more.

Exclusion

  • retirement
  • acute nerve root compression symptoms
  • malignant tumor
  • recent fracture
  • severe osteoporosis
  • other specific disease preventing participation in the follow-up

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

September 1 2001

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

December 1 2016

Estimated Enrollment :

505 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00908102

Start Date

September 1 2001

End Date

December 1 2016

Last Update

March 18 2015

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University of Helsinki

Helsinki, Finland, 00100