Cost of Long Term Disability in Patients With Chronic Non-Specific Low Back Pain

Klinik Valens

Status: Terminated

Conditions: Low Back Pain

Treatments: Other: Physiotherapy

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00652236

405340-111500

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of the study was to determine the cost-effectiveness of a function-centred treatment (FCT) compared with a pain-centred treatment (PCT) in patients with chronic low back pain (LBP) in an in-patient setting. Follow-up lasted three years. Direct and indirect costs were recorded by questionnaires sent to health insurances, employers and Swiss Disability Insurance Company.

Enrollment: 174 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 20 to 55 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Chronic low back pain, sick leave of 6 weeks during the last 6 months

Exclusion criteria

• not able to perform a training program

Trial design

174 participants in 2 patient groups

FCT

Description:

Patients passing a function- centred rehabilitation

Treatment:

Other: Physiotherapy

PCT

Description:

Patients passing a pain-centred rehabilitation

Treatment:

Other: Physiotherapy