NCT00908102

Managing Non-acute Low Back Symptoms in Occupational Health: Two Trials

The Prevalence of Low Back Symptoms in a Finnish Forestry Company - Effectiveness of Primary Care Interventions for Non-acute Low Back Symptoms in Occupational Health. Two Separate Randomised Controlled Trials (RCT) of Various Levels.

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 505 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Helsinki · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 56 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is: * Epidemiological part: characteristics of low back pain patients from a forestry company in Finland. Data is collected from occupational health databases and self administered questionnaires. * Intervention: To determine the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of several different interventions in subacute low back pain (LBP) patients in occupational health (OH).

Detailed description

Eligible subjects were divided into two randomised controlled trials with the name of "mild" or "moderate" low back pain trials (interventions) and also mild vs natural course (NC) and moderate vs. NC interventions. Pain, disability and quality of life were collected up to 2 years by self-administered questionnaires and sickness absences were gathered from electronical records for at least 4 year's follow up time.

Conditions

• Low Back Pain, Recurrent
• Low Back Pain

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Moderate	A two level active intervention with a control group was executed for patients suffering from non-acute, moderate LBP in occupational health. Patients were selected by using a self-administered postal questionnaire.
OTHER	Mild	A one level intervention with long-term effectiveness and cost-effectiveness was executed for patients suffering from non-acute mild level LBP in occupational health. Patients were selected by using a self-administered postal questionnaire.
OTHER	Mild vs. NC	A two level intervention with long-term effectiveness and cost-effectiveness was executed for patients suffering from non-acute mild level LBP in occupational health. Intervention arms were compared to NC - no intervention group.
OTHER	Moderate vs. NC	A three level intervention with two control groups was executed for patients suffering from non-acute, moderate LBP in occupational health. RCT intervention groups were compared to NC group - i.e. no intervention.

Timeline

• Start date: 2001-09-01
• Primary completion: 2008-09-01
• Completion: 2016-12-01
• First posted: 2009-05-25
• Last updated: 2015-03-18

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Finland