NCT04938739

Effect of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in Patients With Chronic Nonspecific Low Back Pain

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 30 (actual)
• Sponsor: Cairo University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 20 Years – 35 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The purpose of the study is to determine the effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral therapy on functional outcomes, pain, and pain-related anxiety in patients with chronic nonspecific low back pain

Detailed description

Back pain has considerable negative effects on the quality of life of affected individuals. Individuals with new-onset back pain have an increased risk of lower quality of life scores, and the negative effect on quality of life increases with persistent pain. Patients with chronic back pain report a quality of life that is lower than individuals without pain and that is comparable to those of individuals with life-threatening diagnoses. In addition, back pain is associated with worry and fears, particularly about the (sense of) self and socialrelationships and especially when pain persists longer than expected.

Conditions

• Low Back Pain, Mechanical

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Cognitive Behavioral Therapy	The first 6 sessions: the cognitive part was explained with the support of a PowerPoint presentation using diagrams, images, and texts. The therapist explained the lumbar engine behavior, the neurophysiologic basis of pain, the importance of the participant's involvement in the treatment (e.g., coping and motivation), and the maintenance of good ergonomics which was aimed at modifying the physiologic response to the pain system. The second 12 sessions: concepts viewed in the first session were revised; as well, the operant and respondent parts were explained.
OTHER	Home program exercises	Each session will include 10 minutes of aerobic activity (walking or stationary bicycle), followed by five types of muscle stretches and eight types of ground exercises aimed at strengthening the lumbar muscles responsible for stabilization.

Timeline

• Start date: 2020-12-01
• Primary completion: 2021-01-15
• Completion: 2021-02-28
• First posted: 2021-06-24
• Last updated: 2021-06-24

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Egypt