Status:
COMPLETED
Study Care Versus Usual Care for Acute Mechanical Lower Back Pain
Lead Sponsor:
University of British Columbia
Conditions:
Low Back Pain, Mechanical
Eligibility:
All Genders
19-65 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The most common work-related injury in British Columbia every year is a lower back injury. The many different treatment options that are available to workers with a back injury have often led to confu...
Detailed Description
Objectives: To determine if evidence-based care (EBC) is more effective than usual care (UC) in improving the functional status of patients with acute mechanical lower back pain. Our secondary object...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Residents of British Columbia with mechanical lower back pain
- Acute lower back pain with symptoms lasting 2-4 weeks
- Satisfy the Quebec Task Force Classification of Spinal Disorders Categories 1 and 2
Exclusion
- Other significant spinal pathology
- Pregnancy
- Patients with Workers' Compensation Board (WCB) claims
- Persistent pain in other areas of the spine
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 1 2006
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
June 1 2008
Estimated Enrollment :
88 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00135239
Start Date
January 1 2006
End Date
June 1 2008
Last Update
June 17 2008
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Medical Rapid Access Spine Clinic
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, V5Z 3J5