Can a Back Pain E-mail Discussion Group improve health status and lower health care costs?: A randomized study.
Kate R Lorig, Diana D Laurent, Richard A Deyo...
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11926853Completed
Phase Not Applicable
Age: 18Years +
All Genders
ID00000408
Evaluation of a Low Back Pain Patient Education Program
Led by Stanford University · Updated on 2013-05-03
580
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
N/A
Total Duration
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Sponsors
S
Stanford University
Lead Sponsor
N
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS)
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
Back pain is one of the most common of all symptoms. It is also a great cause of days lost from work and visits to health care providers. This study will develop and evaluate an approach to low back pain that allows subjects to talk with each other and with health professionals via an Internet discussion group. Results we will look at include health behaviors, such as exercise; health status, such as pain and disability; and health care use, such as number of visits to doctors and other health care providers. Anyone 18 years old or older who lives in the United States and has ongoing Internet access can take part in the study. All subjects must have back pain and meet the eligibility criteria listed below.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Low Back Pain Patient Education Evaluation
Who Can Participate
Age: 18Years +
All Genders
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Must live in the United States
- Must understand and write English
- Must have access to a computer with e-mail and expect to have this access for at least 3 years
- Must be 18 years old
- Must have seen a doctor for back pain at least once in the past year
You will not qualify if you...
- Pregnancy
- Back surgery in the past 6 months
- Expectation of having back surgery in the next 6 months
- Back pain due to a car accident or other major injury within the last 6 months
- Back pain or sciatica due to systemic disease (inflammatory rheumatic diseases, tumor, or other)
- Major physical or mental health condition for which one is currently being treated that severely limits daily activities
- Terminal illness
- Receiving disability or workers compensation insurance payments for back pain or sciatica
- Presently involved in legal proceedings because of back pain or sciatica
- Difficulty with bladder or bowel control that began with back pain or sciatica
- No visits to a doctor in the past year for back pain or sciatica
- Numbness in crotch area that began with back pain or sciatica
- Age under 18
Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Stanford University
Palo Alto, California, United States, 94305
Status Unknown
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How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Number of Arms
2
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The impact of a moderated e-mail discussion group on use of complementary and alternative therapies in subjects with recurrent back pain.
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https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16122642