Status:

COMPLETED

An Educational and Exercise Program as Secondary Prevention of Recurrent Lower Back Pain in Healthcare Workers

Lead Sponsor:

Hospices Civils de Lyon

Conditions:

Acute Low Back Pain

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-65 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

At Lyon University Medical Center, back problems are the leading cause of sick leave. The course of lower back pain is usually relatively short (recovery occurs within 4 to 6 weeks in 90% of cases). H...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • All healthcare workers in the 4 hospital sites
  • History of acute or subacute lower back pain in the 3 past years

Exclusion

  • History of surgery for spinal fractures
  • History of lumbosacral arthrodesis
  • History of surgical intervention or discal hernia, more than 2 levels or more than twice
  • Radiculalgia with sign of motor deficit, or radiculalgia with a positive Lasègue sign
  • Eligible for enrollement in a functional restoration program for lower back pain
  • Ongoing low back pain (lumbago)
  • Psychosocial or behavioural impairment
  • Unstable cardiac disease
  • Inability to fill out the questionnaires and scales (inability to understand French)
  • Pregnancy

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

October 1 2008

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

February 1 2014

Estimated Enrollment :

351 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00782925

Start Date

October 1 2008

End Date

February 1 2014

Last Update

December 19 2025

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Hospices Civils de Lyon

Lyon, France, 69002