Evaluating a Multidisciplinary Program Versus Usual Care for Adults with Chronic Low Back Pain

What this Trial Is About

Researchers are evaluating the effectiveness of the PAINDOC multidisciplinary treatment program for people with chronic low back pain. This program combines education about pain neuroscience, therapeutic education Empowered Relief, cognitive-behavioral psychotherapy, and therapeutic exercise. The study aims to compare this approach with usual pharmacological care to see if it reduces pain intensity and improves quality of life and other pain-related outcomes. Participants will be randomly assigned to either the usual care group, which follows pharmacological guidelines including the first and second analgesic steps of the WHO, or to the PAINDOC program group. The PAINDOC program includes seven sessions over two months one session of Empowered Relief therapeutic education, two pain neuroscience education sessions, one pain psychology session, and three therapeutic exercise sessions. These sessions are provided by health professionals at the Hospital Clinic of Barcelonas pain unit. During the study, participants will complete written questionnaires before starting treatment, and at three and six months after treatment begins. Researchers will measure changes in pain intensity, quality of life, pain-related disability, pain catastrophizing, social support, self-efficacy, and medication use. The study will monitor these outcomes to assess the programs effectiveness over six months.

Effectiveness of a Multidisciplinary Treatment for Patients With Chronic Low Back Pain