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Behavioural Intervention

Self-Management Strategies for Lower Back Pain

N/A

Recruiting

Led By Kim Dunleavy, PT, PhD

Research Sponsored by University of Florida

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial

Must have

Workers experiencing continuous or intermittent LBP over the past 3 months

Workers working full time (30 hours or more per week) in physically demanding nursery or landscape work

Must not have

Workers with history of major trauma, surgery, or spinal nerve blocks in the past year

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up 1 year

Awards & highlights

No Placebo-Only Group

Summary

This trial compares two strategies to help horticulture workers manage pain & ergonomic risks without medication. They'll be surveyed & videoed pre- & post-intervention & interviewed to explain outcomes.

Who is the study for?

This trial is for full-time horticulture workers experiencing low back pain, who are over 18 and speak English or Spanish. It's aimed at those in small to medium-sized businesses willing to be videotaped at work. It excludes those with recent major back trauma, surgery, seeking disability compensation, or pregnant.

What is being tested?

The study compares two methods: self-management (SM) alone versus SM with personalized ergonomic choices (SM+PE). Both groups learn about managing pain without medication and choose a home pain management strategy and a workplace ergonomic strategy.

What are the potential side effects?

Since the interventions involve educational videos, training sessions, text reminders, and guided choice of strategies rather than medications or invasive procedures, there are no direct medical side effects expected from participating in this trial.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

You may be eligible if you check “Yes” for the criteria below

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I have had lower back pain for the last 3 months.

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I work 30+ hours a week in a physically demanding nursery or landscape job.

Exclusion Criteria

You may be eligible for the trial if you check “No” for criteria below:

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I have had major surgery, trauma, or spinal nerve blocks in the last year.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ 1 year

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~1 year

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 1 year for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Study objectives can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary study objectives

Adoption

Difficulty with work tasks

Numeric Pain Rating Severity

+7 more

Secondary study objectives

Coping Skills Questionaire

Depression scale

Ergonomic risk

+2 more

Awards & Highlights

No Placebo-Only Group

All patients enrolled in this study will receive some form of active treatment.

Trial Design

2Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Active Control

Group I: Self-management videos + Multimodal personalized supportExperimental Treatment4 Interventions

Participants will review short video modules on pain self-management without medication and ergonomic work adjustment and select 1 self-management option and 1 ergonomic option to use for 10 weeks. Participants will use 1) checklists to guided choices for strategies based on their self-identified most difficult work activities due to pain and options that they are not using regularly, 2) review video recordings of their own work movements to assist with ergonomic problem-solving and 3) receive text message reminders

Group II: Self-management videosActive Control1 Intervention

Participants will review short video modules on pain self-management without medication and ergonomic work adjustment and select 1 self-management option and 1 ergonomic option to use for 10 weeks

0 / 3Eligibility criteria met