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Behavioural Intervention

Self-Management Strategies for Lower Back Pain

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Led By Kim Dunleavy, PT, PhD

Research Sponsored by University of Florida

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial

Must have

Workers experiencing continuous or intermittent LBP over the past 3 months

Workers working full time (30 hours or more per week) in physically demanding nursery or landscape work

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up 1 year

Awards & highlights

Study Summary

This trial compares two strategies to help horticulture workers manage pain & ergonomic risks without medication. They'll be surveyed & videoed pre- & post-intervention & interviewed to explain outcomes.

Who is the study for?

This trial is for full-time horticulture workers experiencing low back pain, who are over 18 and speak English or Spanish. It's aimed at those in small to medium-sized businesses willing to be videotaped at work. It excludes those with recent major back trauma, surgery, seeking disability compensation, or pregnant.Check my eligibility

What is being tested?

The study compares two methods: self-management (SM) alone versus SM with personalized ergonomic choices (SM+PE). Both groups learn about managing pain without medication and choose a home pain management strategy and a workplace ergonomic strategy.See study design

What are the potential side effects?

Since the interventions involve educational videos, training sessions, text reminders, and guided choice of strategies rather than medications or invasive procedures, there are no direct medical side effects expected from participating in this trial.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

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I have had lower back pain for the last 3 months.

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I work 30+ hours a week in a physically demanding nursery or landscape job.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ 1 year

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~1 year

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 1 year for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary outcome measures

Adoption

Difficulty with work tasks

Numeric Pain Rating Severity

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Secondary outcome measures

Depression scale

Ergonomic risk

Pain anxiety Symptom Scale

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Trial Design

2Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Active Control

Group I: Self-management and Guided Participatory ErgonomicsExperimental Treatment6 Interventions

Participants will review short video modules on pain self-management without medication and ergonomic work adjustment Supervisors in these work settings will also discuss options to adjust work processes and ways to support workers implement ergonomic strategies Participants will be asked to select 1 self-management option and 1 ergonomic option to use for 10 weeks. This group will receive options guided by their self-identified most difficult work activities due to pain and options that they are not using regularly.

Group II: Self-managementActive Control2 Interventions

Participants will review short video modules on pain self-management without medication and ergonomic work adjustment Participants will be asked to select 1 self-management option and 1 ergonomic option to use for 10 weeks

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Who is running the clinical trial?

University of FloridaLead Sponsor

1,340 Previous Clinical Trials

715,535 Total Patients Enrolled

18 Trials studying Back Pain

6,639 Patients Enrolled for Back Pain

Kim Dunleavy, PT, PhDPrincipal InvestigatorUniversity of Florida

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

Could I feasibly partake in this research program?

"To be considered for the clinical trial, individuals must have a complaint of back pain and fall between ages 18 to 65. So far, roughly 170 patients are enrolled in the study."

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What results is this experiment looking to yield?

"The primary aim of this medical trial, which shall be observed for a year, is to evaluate the intensity/effect of pain. Secondary objectives include evaluating the frequency of use and average daily consumption when it comes to medication (e.g acetaminophen), substances such as alcohol or cannabis, and herbal products; additionally measuring depression levels through Center for Epidemiology Depression Scale -Revised's 20-item questionnaire; finally ascertaining symptoms related with pain anxiety via Pain Anxiety Symptom Scale's 50-point scale."

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Does this medical experiment include persons older than 35 in its participant criteria?

"This medical trial only permits enrolment of participants aged 18 and above, with the upper age limit capped at 65."

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Are enrollees currently being accepted into this experiment?

"The clinicaltrials.gov repository indicates that this study is no longer recruiting participants, due to its most recent update on November 29th 2023 being the last time it was modified since its original posting date of January 15th 2024. However, there are other 328 studies actively enrolling volunteers at present."

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Recent research and studies

clinicaltrials.govStudy

Self-management of Low Back Pain in Horticulture Workers

2024. "Self-management of Low Back Pain in Horticulture Workers". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT06153199.

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