World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule (WHODAS-II) for Patients With Symptomatic Lumbar Disc Herniation

Kovacs Foundation

Status

Terminated

Conditions

Lumbar Disc Herniation

Treatments

Other: WHODAS II

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT00480038

FK-R-18

Details and patient eligibility

About

The main purpose of this study is to determine the measurement characteristics of WHODAS II (World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule), as well as to analyze its correlation with symptomatic lumbar disc herniation (Visual Analog Scale, VAS), disability (Spanish version of the Roland Morris Questionnaire, RMQ), fear avoidance beliefs and attitudes (Spanish version of the FAB Questionnaire, FABQ) and quality of life (SF-12). Measurements will be taken at baseline and 6 days later (day 7).

Enrollment

200 estimated patients

Sex

All

Ages

18 to 80 years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Patients seen for symptomatic lumbar disc herniation
Radiated pain concordant with nerve root
With or without motor restriction
Able to read and write
Signed the informed consent form

Exclusion criteria

Central nervous system pathology (with or without treatment)
Diagnosis of rheumatic inflammatory disease or fibromyalgia
Red flags for underlying systemic disease
Criteria for diagnosis of symptomatic spinal stenosis
Symptoms suggesting saddle anesthesia, cauda equina, loss of sphincter tone or paraparesis
Motor deficit that progresses or does not improve in 6 weeks