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Design considerations in a clinical trial of a cognitive behavioural intervention for the management of low back pain in primary care : Back Skills Training Trial
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Lamb, S. E. (Sallie E.), Lall, Ranjit, Hansen, Zara, Withers, Emma J., Griffiths, Frances, Underwood, Martin, Barlow, Julie (Julie Helen) and Szczepura, Ala (2007) Design considerations in a clinical trial of a cognitive behavioural intervention for the management of low back pain in primary care : Back Skills Training Trial. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, Vol.8 (No.14). . doi:10.1186/1471-2474-8-14 ISSN 1471-2474.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2474-8-14
Abstract
Background
Low back pain (LBP) is a major public health problem. Risk factors for the development and persistence of LBP include physical and psychological factors. However, most research activity has focused on physical solutions including manipulation, exercise training and activity promotion.
Methods/Design
This randomised controlled trial will establish the clinical and cost-effectiveness of a group programme, based on cognitive behavioural principles, for the management of sub-acute and chronic LBP in primary care. Our primary outcomes are disease specific measures of pain and function. Secondary outcomes include back beliefs, generic health related quality of life and resource use. All outcomes are measured over 12 months. Participants randomised to the intervention arm are invited to attend up to six weekly sessions each of 90 minutes; each group has 6–8 participants. A parallel qualitative study will aid the evaluation of the intervention.
Discussion
In this paper we describe the rationale and design of a randomised evaluation of a group based cognitive behavioural intervention for low back pain.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||
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Subjects: | R Medicine > R Medicine (General) B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology |
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Divisions: | Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Medicine > Warwick Medical School Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Medicine > Warwick Medical School > Health Sciences > Social Science & Systems in Health (SSSH) |
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Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Backache, Cognitive therapy, Clinical trials -- Great Britain | ||||
Journal or Publication Title: | BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders | ||||
Publisher: | BioMed Central Ltd. | ||||
ISSN: | 1471-2474 | ||||
Official Date: | 22 February 2007 | ||||
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Volume: | Vol.8 | ||||
Number: | No.14 | ||||
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DOI: | 10.1186/1471-2474-8-14 | ||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||
Access rights to Published version: | Open Access (Creative Commons) | ||||
Funder: | National Co-ordinating Centre for HTA (Great Britain) |
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