Chronic Low Back Pain Graded - Exposure Psychoeducation Intervention (VRGE)

The University of Alabama at Birmingham

Status: Completed

Conditions: Chronic Low Back Pain

Treatments: Behavioral: Non-interactive Psychoeducation; Behavioral: Interactive - Psychoeducation

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03909048

300002878

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study will examine the effectiveness of one of two psychoeducation treatments on chronic low back pain.

Full description

This study will examine the effectiveness of one of two psychoeducation treatments on chronic low back pain. Participants will be randomized to one of these two treatments.

Enrollment: 40 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 65 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• report having low back pain for more than three months and at least half the days in the past 6 months
• be 18-65 years of age,
• have scores higher than 37 on the Tampa Scale of Kinesiophobia,

Exclusion criteria

• medical conditions other than back pain that significantly impair movement (e.g., arthritis)
• confirmed/suspected pregnancy
• pending litigation related to an episode of low back pain
• significant impairment in vision

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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40 participants in 2 patient groups, including a placebo group

Interactive Psycho-education

Experimental group

Description:

Interactive psycho-education using interactive dashboard.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Interactive - Psychoeducation

Psycho-education

Placebo Comparator group

Description:

Non-interactive psycho-education not using interactive dashboard.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Non-interactive Psychoeducation