Investıgatıon Of The Effect Of The Pandemıc Process In Indıvıduals Wıth Chronıc Low Back And Neck Paın

Hacettepe University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Cognitive Level; Neck Pain; COVID-19 Pandemic; Low Back Pain

Treatments: Other: assessment of cognitive level, pain catastrophe, physical activity level and quality of life

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05212870

16969557-1040

Details and patient eligibility

About

There are a limited number of studies examining the difficulty of reaching treatment related to the pandemic process and the general effects of the process in patients with chronic low back and neck pain. However, no study has been found that compares the effects of individuals actively carrying and not carrying the Covid-19 virus. For this reason, the aim of the study is to examine the effects of the pandemic process on the cognitive level, pain catastrophization, physical activity level and quality of life in individuals with chronic low back and neck pain.

Enrollment: 84 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 60 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Those between the ages of 18-60,
• Having low back or neck pain lasting longer than 3 months,
• Having a history of Covid-19 (At least 6 weeks-post acute),
• Individuals with chronic low back and neck pain without a history of Covid-19 will be included.

Exclusion criteria

• Those with an active diagnosis of Covid-19
• Having a rheumatological disease,
• Broken etc. severe deformity that may lead to nerve injury,
• Having a history of spinal surgery,
• Having neurological disease in addition to spinal pathology,
• Having problems such as cancer, diabetes, dementia, organic brain dysfunction,
• Illiterate individuals will not be included.

Trial design

84 participants in 2 patient groups

Low back and neck pain group with experience of Covid-19

Treatment:

Other: assessment of cognitive level, pain catastrophe, physical activity level and quality of life

Low back and neck pain group without experience of Covid-19

Treatment:

Other: assessment of cognitive level, pain catastrophe, physical activity level and quality of life