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NCT Number: NCT04826757

Effectiveness of Coordinated Care to Reduce the Prolonged Disability Risk Among Patients Suffering From Low Back Pain in Primary Care

Common low back pain affects about 23% of general population and can be associated with psychosocial difficulties and prolonged inability to work. Its management in France mainly depends on general practioners, and sometime on physiotherapists.

A coordinated care between general practioners, physiotherapists and occupational health services would help to improve the care pathway for patients and health professionals.

The main objective is to assess the impact of coordinated primary care and deployed at the territories' level, in subacute or acute recurrent low back pain patients in comparison with the standard care.

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Key information

Age range

18 year–60 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Cluster Bonchamp, Bonchamp-lès-Laval, France

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Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Patient consulting an investigator GP for subacute low back pain or acute recurrent low back pain
  • Patient with occupational activity (including sick leave)
  • Patient depending of occupational health service
  • Obtaining the signature of the consent to participate in this trial
  • Patient Registered with social security scheme

Non-inclusion Criteria:

  • Specific low back pain (fracture, infection, osteoporosis, inflammatory disease, tumor)
  • Low back pain with sciatic, cruralgia
  • Contraindication to active reeducation
  • Impossibility to follow up during 12 months
  • Patient planning to retire within the 12 months following the enrollment
  • Disability to write or read french
  • Adult patient protected under the law (guardianship),
  • Pregnant, breastfeeding or parturient women
  • Persons deprived of their liberty by judicial or administrative decision
  • Persons subject to legal protection measures
  • Persons unable to consent
  • Persons on coercion psychiatric care
  • Physiotherapy by a physiotherapist who don't participate in this trial

Treatment and study plan

Coordinated care

Other

Coordinated care between general practioners; physiotherapists and occupational health services.

Early contact with occupational health service by the general practioner and use of occupational retention tool Active physiotherapy (Individual active, intensive and regular rehabilitation program with 15 sessions of 1 hour, at a rate of 2 or 3 sessions per week)

Primary outcomes

  1. Perceived inability at 1 year

    Time frame: Enrollment to 12 months follow up

    Ratio of patient presenting improvement equal or above 4 points of Roland Morris Disability Questionnaire. The minimum value of Roland Morris Disability Questionnaire is 0 and the maximun value is 24. A higher score mean worse outcome

Secondary outcomes

  1. Perceived inability

    Time frame: Enrollment to 3 months follow up, Enrollment to 6 months follow up

    Ratio of patient presenting improvement equal or above 4 points of Roland Morris Disability Questionnaire. The minimum value of Roland Morris Disability Questionnaire is 0 and the maximun value is 24. A higher score mean worse outcome

  2. Roland Morris Disability score over time

    Time frame: Enrollment, 3 months, 6 months, 12 months

    Evolution of Roland Morris Disability Questionnaire over time. The minimum value is 0 and the maximun value is 24. A higher score mean worse outcome

  3. Pain perceived

    Time frame: Enrollment - 3 months , Enrollment - 6 months and Enrollment -12 months

    Ratio of patients presenting improvement equal or above 2 points of numerical pain scale The minimum value is 0 and the maximun value is 10. A higher score mean worse outcome

  4. Numerical pain scale over time

    Time frame: Enrollment, 3 months, 6 months, 12 months

    Evolution of numerical pain scale over time. The minimum value is 0 and the maximun value is 10. A higher score mean worse outcome

  5. Occupational status

    Time frame: at 3 months, 6 months and 12 months

    Ratio of patients having an active occupation (defined by have an employment and be present at work )

  6. Employment rate

    Time frame: Enrollment, 3 months, 6 months, 12 months

    Evolution of employment rate over time

  7. Sick leave

    Time frame: during 12 months after inclusion

    number of sick leave days

  8. Improved patients

    Time frame: at 3 months, 6 months and 12 months

    Ratio of improved patients. Improved patients is defined by patient presenting improvement equal or above 4 points of Roland Morris Disability Questionnaire and improvement equal or above 2 points of numerical pain scale and having a active occupational

  9. Evolution of improved patients ratio

    Time frame: Enrollment, 3 months, 6 months, 12 months

    Evolution of improved patients ratio over time Improved patients is defined by patient presenting improvement equal or above 4 points of Roland Morris Disability Questionnaire and improvement equal or above 2 points of numerical pain scale and having a active occupational

  10. Mental component score of Short Form -12

    Time frame: Enrollment, 3 months, 6 months, 12 months

    Evolution of mental scores over time The mental component score is determined by 4 categories of Short Form -12. The minimum value of each category is 0 and the maximun value is 100. A higher score mean better outcome

  11. Physical component score of Short Form -12

    Time frame: Enrollment, 3 months, 6 months, 12 months

    Evolution of physical scores over time. The physical component score is determined by 4 categories of Short Form -12. The minimum value of each category is 0 and the maximun value is 100. A higher score mean better outcome

  12. Occupational component score of Fear Avoidance Beliefs Questionnaire

    Time frame: Enrollment, 3 months, 12 months

    Evolution of occupational component score over time. Occupational component is assessed using the Fear Avoidance Beliefs Questionnaire.

    The minimum value is 0 and the maximun value is 42. A higher score mean worse outcome

  13. Physical activity component score of Fear Avoidance Beliefs Questionnaire

    Time frame: Enrollment, 3 months, 12 months

    Evolution of physical activity component score over time. Physical activity component is assessed using the Fear Avoidance Beliefs Questionnaire.

    The minimum value is 0 and the maximun value is 24. A higher score mean worse outcome

  14. Anxiety component score of Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale

    Time frame: Enrollment 3 months, 12 months

    Evolution of Anxiety score over time Anxiety Component is assessed using the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale The minimum value is 0 and the maximun value is 21. A higher score mean worse outcome

  15. Depression component score of Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale

    Time frame: Enrollment, 3 months, 12 months

    Evolution of Depression score over time Depression component is assessed using the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale The minimum value is 0 and the maximun value is 21. A higher score mean worse outcome

  16. Coordination care score of Patient Centered Coordination by a Care Team questionnaire

    Time frame: Enrollment, 3 months, 12 months

    Evolution of coordination care score over time This score is assessed by using Patient Centered Coordination by a Care Team questionnaire.

    The minimum value is 0 and the maximun value is 42. A higher score mean better outcome

  17. GP satisfaction related to patient care

    Time frame: T0 = baseline (cluster initiation); T1 = 1 year (6 months after inclusion of the 5th cluster patient); T2 = through study completion, an average of 3 years (12 months after the last cluster patient inclusion)

    Evolution of GP satisfaction using an numerical scale The minimum value is 0 and the maximun value is 10. A higher score mean worse outcome

  18. Physiotherapist satisfaction related to patient care

    Time frame: T0 = baseline (cluster initiation); T1 = 1 year (6 months after inclusion of the 5th cluster patient); T2 = through study completion, an average of 3 years (12 months after the last cluster patient inclusion)

    Evolution of physiotherapist satisfaction using an numerical scale The minimum value is 0 and the maximun value is 10. A higher score mean worse outcome

  19. Professionals trained for intervention

    Time frame: Baseline intervention formations

    number of professionals trained for intervention

  20. Biomechanical component score of Pain Attitudes and Beliefs score - for intervention physiotherapists

    Time frame: T0 = baseline (cluster initiation); T1 = 1 year (6 months after inclusion of the 5th cluster patient); T2 = through study completion, an average of 3 years (12 months after the last cluster patient inclusion)

    Evolution of Biomechanical component score for intervention physiotherapists. Biomechanical component is assessed using the Pain Attitudes and Beliefs Score. The minimum value is 10 and the maximun value is 60. A higher score mean worse outcome

  21. Biopsychosocial component score of Pain Attitudes and Beliefs score - for intervention physiotherapists

    Time frame: T0 = baseline (cluster initiation); T1 = 1 year (6 months after inclusion of the 5th cluster patient); T2 = through study completion, an average of 3 years (12 months after the last cluster patient inclusion)

    Evolution of Biopsychosocial component score for intervention physiotherapists. Biopsychosocial component is assessed using the Pain Attitudes and Beliefs Score.The minimum value is 9 and the maximun value is 54. A higher score mean better outcome

  22. Biopsychosocial component score of Pain Attitudes and Beliefs score - for GPs

    Time frame: T0 = baseline (cluster initiation); T1 = 1 year (6 months after inclusion of the 5th cluster patient); T2 = through study completion, an average of 3 years (12 months after the last cluster patient inclusion)

    Evolution of Biopsychosocial component score for GPs. Biopsychosocial component is assessed using the Pain Attitudes and Beliefs Score.The minimum value is 9 and the maximun value is 54. A higher score mean better outcome

  23. Biomechanical component score of Pain Attitudes and Beliefs score - for GPs

    Time frame: T0 = baseline (cluster initiation); T1 = 1 year (6 months after inclusion of the 5th cluster patient); T2 = through study completion, an average of 3 years (12 months after the last cluster patient inclusion)

    Evolution of Biomechanical component score for GPs. Biomechanical component is assessed using the Pain Attitudes and Beliefs Score. The minimum value is 10 and the maximun value is 60. A higher score mean worse outcome

  24. Professional dialogues

    Time frame: during the 12 months of follow up

    Existence and types of dialogues between GP and other professionals

  25. Number of consultations or sessions

    Time frame: during the 12 months of follow up

    Number of consultations or sessions

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University Hospital, Angers

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Registry information

Official study title

Effectiveness of Coordinated Care to Reduce the Risk of Prolonged Disability Among Patients Suffer From Subacute or Recurrent Acute Low Back Pain in Primary Care

Acronym: COLOMB

Important dates

Study start
2022
Primary completion
2026
Study completion
2027
First posted
Apr 1, 2021
Registry last updated
Jul 13, 2026

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