Regulation of Emotions and Coping Behaviour in Patients With Chronic Recurrent Low Back Pain

Karl Landsteiner Institute of Remobilization and Functional Health

Status: Terminated

Conditions: Chronic Low Back Pain

Treatments: Procedure: outpatient rehabilitation program; Procedure: physical therapy

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02251444

rehabilitation program LBP

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study investigates effects of a multidisciplinary rehabilitation program or physical therapy in patients with chronic low back pain on emotion regulation and coping behaviour.

Hypothesis: Significant differences of negative emotions pre and post treatment and between groups after intervention.

Standardised questionnaires are used for investigation

Full description

Emotionsregulations-Inventar ERI Emotion Regulation Questionnaire ERQ Positive and Negative Affect Schedule PANAS Brief Symptom Inventory BSI-18

Enrollment: 42 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 35 to 65 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• chronic low back pain > 3 months
• VAS >= 2
• understanding of german language

Exclusion criteria

• retired
• psychiatric disorders
• dementia
• sick headache
• chronic pain disease other than chronic low back pain
• patients with general contraindications of the therapy

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Non-Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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42 participants in 2 patient groups

outpatient rehabilitation program

Experimental group

Description:

whole-body resistance training, psychological interventions, sessions for information related to ergonomics and healthy alimentation

Treatment:

Procedure: outpatient rehabilitation program

physical therapy

Active Comparator group

Description:

prescribed physical therapy

Treatment:

Procedure: physical therapy