Status:

COMPLETED

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Insomnia in Chronic Spinal Pain

Lead Sponsor:

University Ghent

Collaborating Sponsors:

Vrije Universiteit Brussel

Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel

Conditions:

Chronic Low Back Pain

Chronic Neck Pain

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-65 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Chronic spinal pain (CSP) includes chronic low back and neck pain. CSP is a highly prevalent and severely debilitating disorder characterized by tremendous personal and socioeconomic impact, long-term...

Detailed Description

Modern pain neuroscience has advanced our understanding of chronic spinal pain (CSP). Despite the scientific progresses with regard to the treatment of chronic spinal pain (CSP), current treatments fo...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Nonspecific spinal pain for at least 3 months' duration, at least 3 days per week
  • Seeking care because of neck pain or low back pain
  • Native Dutch speaker
  • Having insomnia: in the absence of other intrinsic sleep disorders and shift work, insomnia is defined as \> 30 minutes of sleep latency and/or minutes awake after sleep onset for \> 3 days / week for \> 6 months
  • Living or working within a radius of 50 km around the therapy location
  • Not starting new treatments or medication and continuing their usual care 6 weeks prior to and during study participation (to obtain a steady state)
  • Refraining from analgesics, caffeine, alcohol or nicotine in the previous 48h of the assessments
  • Nonspecific failed back surgery \> 3 years are permitted
  • Not undertaking exercise (\> 3 metabolic Equivalents) 3 days before the assessments

Exclusion

  • Severe underlying sleep pathology (identified through baseline data of polysomnography)
  • Neuropathic pain
  • Chronic widespread pain
  • Being pregnant or pregnancy (including given birth) in the preceding year
  • History of specific spinal surgery
  • Thoracic pain in absence of neck or low back pain
  • Shift workers
  • Diagnosed depression
  • Body Mass Index below 30

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

March 29 2018

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

July 30 2022

Estimated Enrollment :

123 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03482856

Start Date

March 29 2018

End Date

July 30 2022

Last Update

December 1 2022

Active Locations (2)

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University Hospital Brussels

Brussels, Brussels Capital, Belgium, 1090

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University Hospital Ghent

Ghent, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium, 9000