Identification of Patients at Risk of Chronic Back Pain Using Questionnaires

• Register: ClinicalTrials.gov
• Last refreshed on: 12 December 2020
• Main ID: NCT02600663
• Date of registration: 05/11/2015
• Prospective Registration: Yes
• Primary sponsor: Swiss Paraplegic Centre Nottwil
• Public title: Identification of Patients at Risk of Chronic Back Pain Using Questionnaires chron_pain
• Scientific title: Identification of Patients at Risk of Chronic Back Pain Using Questionnaires
• Date of first enrolment: April 1, 2016
• Target sample size: 16
• Recruitment status: Terminated
• URL: https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT02600663
• Study type: Observational

Countries of recruitment

Switzerland

Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- acute (<6 weeks) back pain

- >20 und <60 years of age

- good oral and written knowledge of German language

Exclusion Criteria:

- any treatment for back pain within the last 6 months

- Cauda equina

- tumor

- generalized pain

- severe systemic illness

- substance abuse

- pregnancy



Age minimum: 20 Years
Age maximum: 60 Years
Gender: All

Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied

Back Pain

Primary Outcome(s)

risk of chronic back pain determined by Heidelberger short questionnaire score [Time Frame: at enrolment]

risk of chronic back pain determined by Keele questionnaire [Time Frame: at enrolment]

Secondary Outcome(s)

numeric rating scale pain related sleep-loss [Time Frame: at enrolment, at 6 months]

clothepin-algometry (numeric rating scale) [Time Frame: at enrolment]

numeric rating scale minimal pain intensity [Time Frame: at enrolment, at 6 months]

numeric rating scale average pain intensity [Time Frame: at enrolment, at 6 months]

working days missed [Time Frame: at enrolment, at 6 months]

Secondary ID(s)

2015-10

Source(s) of Monetary Support

Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors