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NCT Number: NCT01329861

Internet-based Cognitive Behavioural Treatment for Chronic Back Pain

The aim of this study was to investigate whether an Internet-based cognitive behavioural intervention would have an effect on the symptoms of chronic back pain.

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Key information

Conditions

Back Pain Lower Back Chronic

Age range

18 year–65 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Uppsala University

Uppsala, Sweden

About this study

All participants were screened in a live, structured interview before inclusion. It´s a experimental design with a treatment and a control group measured before and after a treatment period.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • age between 18-65 years
  • access to the Internet
  • having been in contact with a physician
  • back pain of chronic nature
  • in current employment or on short-term sick leave(not longer than 6 months)

Exclusion criteria

  • wheelchair user
  • surgical treatment planned
  • history of cardiovascular treatment
  • severe depression

Treatment and study plan

Guided Internet-based cognitive behavioural treatment

Behavioral

Eight weeks internet-based cognitive behavioural treatment. Treatment consisted of education, cognitive skills acquisition, behavioural rehearsal, generalization and maintenance.

Primary outcomes

  1. Coping Strategies Questionnaire - catastrophizing subscale (CSQ)

    Time frame: Two weeks pre treatment to two weeks post treatment

    Change from baseline in the catastrophizing subscale to two weeks post treatment.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Multidimensional Pain Inventory (MPI)

    Time frame: Change from baseline Two weeks pre treatment to two weeks post treatment

    MPI, assess psychosocial and behavioural consequences of pain. It´s divided into 2 sections and consisting of 8 scales. These are: Pain Severity, Interference, Life Control, Affective Distress, Support, Punishing Responses, Solicitous Responses and Distracting Responses.

  2. Pain and Impairment Relationship Scale (PAIRS)

    Time frame: Change from baseline Two weeks pre treatment to two weeks post treatment.

    The questionnaire assesses beliefs and attitudes that patients have regarding pain and ability to function despite discomfort.

  3. Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale(HADS).

    Time frame: Change from baseline Two weeks pre treatment to two weeks post treatment.

    HADS is designed to measure anxiety and depression in non-psychiatric patients treated at hospital clinics.

  4. Quality of Life Inventory (QOLI)

    Time frame: Change from baseline Two weeks pre treatment to two weeks post treatment.

    The assessment yields an overall score and profile for 16 areas of life: health, self-esteem, goals and values, money, work, play, learning, creativity, helping, love, friends, children, relatives, home, neighbourhood and community.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Linkoeping University

Other Gov

Collaborators

  • Uppsala University

Registry information

Official study title

Guided Internet-based Cognitive Behavioural Treatment for Chronic Back Pain Reduces Catastrophizing:a Randomized Controlled Trial

Important dates

Study start
2004
Primary completion
2005
Study completion
2005
First posted
Apr 6, 2011
Registry last updated
Apr 6, 2011

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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