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Gesture Behavior and Knowledge on Low Back Pain Among Nurses

Sponsor
Federal University of São Paulo (Other)
Overall Status
Unknown status
CT.gov ID
NCT01556295
Collaborator
(none)
100
Enrollment
1
Location
13
Duration (Months)
7.7
Patients Per Site Per Month

Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

The aim of the proposed study is to evaluate knowledge on low back pain and gesture behavior among nurses with low back pain using validated measures and compare the findings to those from nurses without back pain.

Condition or Disease Intervention/Treatment Phase

    Detailed Description

    A controlled, cross-sectional study will be carried out with 100 nurses (50 with low back pain and 50 without low back pain). The following assessment measures will be employed: Visual analogue scale (VAS) for pain, Gesture Behavior Test (GBT), Low Back Pain Knowledge Questionnaire (LKQ), Roland Morris Questionnaire and the SF-36.

    Study Design

    Study Type:
    Observational
    Anticipated Enrollment :
    100 participants
    Time Perspective:
    Cross-Sectional
    Official Title:
    Assessment of Gesture Behavior and Knowledge on Low Back Pain Among Nurses
    Study Start Date :
    Mar 1, 2012
    Anticipated Primary Completion Date :
    Aug 1, 2012
    Anticipated Study Completion Date :
    Apr 1, 2013

    Arms and Interventions

    Arm Intervention/Treatment
    Experimental
    Control

    Outcome Measures

    Primary Outcome Measures

    1. Gesture behavior [One week]

    Secondary Outcome Measures

    1. Knowledge among low back pain [One week]

    2. Roland Morris Questionnaire [One week]

      Used health status measure for low back pain

    3. SF-36 [One week]

      Quality of life by SF-36

    4. Visual analogue scale (VAS) for pain [One week]

      Evaluation pain

    Eligibility Criteria

    Criteria

    Ages Eligible for Study:
    18 Years to 65 Years
    Sexes Eligible for Study:
    Female
    Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
    Yes
    Inclusion Criteria:

    • Non-specific chronic low back pain,

    • Performance in the hospital sector (hospitals, emergency rooms and/or intensive care units,

    • Hourly load of at least 6 hours per day,

    • Low back pain on most days in the last three months,

    • Pain greater than 3 cm in visual analog scale (VAS).

    Exclusion Criteria:

    • Dispute,

    • Previous surgery of the spine,

    • Pregnant.

    Contacts and Locations

    Locations

    Site City State Country Postal Code
    1 HIsa Costa Morimoto São Paulo Brazil

    Sponsors and Collaborators

    • Federal University of São Paulo

    Investigators

    • Principal Investigator: Hisa Morimoto, PT, Federal University of Sao Paulo
    • Study Director: Anamaria Jones, PT, PHD, Federal University of Sao Paulo
    • Study Chair: Jamil Natour, MD, PHD, Division of Rheumatology, Federal University of Sao Paulo

    Study Documents (Full-Text)

    None provided.

    More Information

    Additional Information:

    Publications

    Responsible Party:
    Hisa Costa Morimoto, Principal investigator, Federal University of São Paulo
    ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
    NCT01556295
    Other Study ID Numbers:
    • 1586/08
    First Posted:
    Mar 16, 2012
    Last Update Posted:
    Mar 19, 2012
    Last Verified:
    Mar 1, 2012
    Keywords provided by Hisa Costa Morimoto, Principal investigator, Federal University of São Paulo
    Nurses
    Low back pain
    Gesture behavior
    Knowlegde
    Additional relevant MeSH terms:
    Back Pain
    Low Back Pain

    Study Results

    No Results Posted as of Mar 19, 2012