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Cost of Long Term Disability in Patients With Chronic Non-Specific Low Back Pain

TerminatedNCT00652236
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This study has no listed site in Canada in this snapshot. It is included as part of the worldwide chronic pain corpus.

Brief summary (from the registry)

The purpose of the study was to determine the cost-effectiveness of a function-centred treatment (FCT) compared with a pain-centred treatment (PCT) in patients with chronic low back pain (LBP) in an in-patient setting. Follow-up lasted three years. Direct and indirect costs were recorded by questionnaires sent to health insurances, employers and Swiss Disability Insurance Company.

Study details

Official title
Cost of Long Term Disability in Patients With Chronic Non-Specific Low Back Pain. Three-Year Follow up of a Randomized Trial
Conditions
Sponsor
Klinik Valens
Collaborators
University of Applied Sciences of Western Switzerland; Zurich University of Applied Sciences
Start date
2006-01
Primary completion
2007-12
Sex
All
Age range
from 20 Years to 55 Years
Results posted
No results posted in this snapshot
Countries
Switzerland
Total sites listed
1

Eligibility criteria

Show eligibility criteria (verbatim from the registry)
Inclusion Criteria: * Chronic low back pain, sick leave of 6 weeks during the last 6 months Exclusion Criteria: * not able to perform a training program

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT00652236