Association Between Low Back Pain and Quality of Sleep
Study Details
Study Description
Brief Summary
A prospective study to assess the association between the change in quality of sleep and the change in intensity of pain in Spanish patients seen for subacute or chronic low back pain. The objective is to determine the prevalence of sleep alterations, the association between quality of sleep and intensity of pain, degree of disability, intensity of catastrophizing and depression.
Condition or Disease | Intervention/Treatment | Phase |
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Study Design
Arms and Interventions
Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
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Subacute low back pain; chronic low back pain Patients with subacute or chronic low back pain seen in the Primary Care Centers participating in the study. |
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcome Measures
- Assessment of the association between low back pain and quality of sleep in patients with subacute or chronic low back pain. [3 months]
Secondary Outcome Measures
- Assessment of the association between quality of sleep and disability, catastrophizing and depression in patients with subacute or chronic low back pain. [3 months]
Eligibility Criteria
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
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patients with non-specific low back pain of more than 14 days duration
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seen in health centers participating in the study
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who accept to participate and sign the consent form
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without age limits and regardless of gender
Exclusion Criteria:
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inability to complete the questionnaires (illiteracy, dementia)
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inflammatory rheumatologic disease, fibromyalgia, cancer in last 5 years
Contacts and Locations
Locations
Site | City | State | Country | Postal Code | |
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1 | Kovacs Foundation | Palma de Mallorca | Balearic Islands | Spain | 07012 |
2 | Hospital Ramón y Cajal | Madrid | Spain | 28034 |
Sponsors and Collaborators
- Kovacs Foundation
Investigators
- Study Director: Francisco M Kovacs, MD, PhD, Kovacs Foundation, Palma de Mallorca, 07012, Spain
- Principal Investigator: Víctor Abraira, PhD, Hospital Ramón y Cajal, Unidad de Bioestadística Clínica, Madrid, Spain
Study Documents (Full-Text)
None provided.More Information
Publications
- Hansson EK, Hansson TH. The costs for persons sick-listed more than one month because of low back or neck problems. A two-year prospective study of Swedish patients. Eur Spine J. 2005 May;14(4):337-45. Epub 2004 May 19.
- Moldofsky H. Sleep and pain. Sleep Med Rev. 2001 Oct;5(5):385-396.
- Tang NK, Wright KJ, Salkovskis PM. Prevalence and correlates of clinical insomnia co-occurring with chronic back pain. J Sleep Res. 2007 Mar;16(1):85-95.
- FK-29