Identification of Patients at Risk of Chronic Back Pain Using Questionnaires
TerminatedNCT02600663
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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)
Patients with acute back pain (\<6 weeks) presenting at their general practitioner will be enrolled. Patients fulfilling all inclusion criteria and showing no exclusion criteria will fill out the Heidelberg short questionnaire (HKF-R10) and the Keele STarT Back Screening Tool. These two questionnaires categorize back pain patients into individuals at risk of chronic back pain and those not at risk. Furthermore, data concerning pain location, severity, duration and impairment will be collected. Study participants will receive standard care treatment prescribed by their general practitioner. Six months later, study participants will receive a questionnaire in order to collect data concerning their present pain situation. Patients with relevant impairment in their activities of daily living as a result of back pain will be categorized as individuals with chronic back pain. Categorization at six months will be compared with the categorization at presentation.
Study details
- Official title
- Identification of Patients at Risk of Chronic Back Pain Using Questionnaires
- Conditions
- Sponsor
- Swiss Paraplegic Research, Nottwil
- Start date
- 2016-04-01
- Primary completion
- 2019-10-14
- Sex
- All
- Age range
- from 20 Years to 60 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: * 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
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT02600663