Back Beliefs Among the General Population

Sponsor

Bern University of Applied Sciences (Other)

Overall Status

Not yet recruiting

CT.gov ID

NCT06104995

Collaborator

Haute Ecole de Santé Vaud (Other)

200

Enrollment

Arms

6.6

Anticipated Duration (Months)

Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

In the current study we aim to evaluate the effects of a short educational video on improving the belief that "the back is fragile and needs to be protected" among the German speaking Swiss general population. We hypothesize that a short video education program can positively change the assessed back belief among the German speaking general population of Switzerland.

To evaluate the outcomes, we will use the 10-item version of the Back Pain Attitude Questionnaire (Back-PAQ). The primary outcome is the second question of the Back-PAQ-10 ("You could injure your back if you are not careful"). The secondary outcome of this study is the total score of the Back-PAQ-10.

The design of the present study is a two-group randomized controlled trial, with one intervention and one control group in a 1:1 allocation.

Condition or Disease	Intervention/Treatment	Phase
Low Back Pain	Other: Interventional video Other: Control video	N/A

Detailed Description

This study will be conducted in collaboration with HESAV (Haute Ecole de Sante Vaud). The research group at the HESAV has developed an educational website in 2020, called "www.infomaldedos.ch". The website aims to educate people on low back pain, and common unhelpful beliefs about the back - primarily targeting the belief about the fragility of the back and the need for its protection - are addressed. In the current study we are going to translate the above-mentioned website to the German language. Furthermore, we are going to assess the quality and applicability of a short video intervention among the general population, using one of the videos from the website.

Participants will be recruited through social media and emails. A link will be created to the questionnaire and the educational video with LimeSurvey. A 'randomizer' built-in function will be used to blindly split people into intervention or control group. The link will be spread on social media platforms and through email. To induce a snowball sampling method, all participants will be asked to send the link further.

The length of the video intervention is 3 minutes. In the video, health care professionals, such as a psychologist, a medical doctor, a professor, and physiotherapist interviewed by a scientist explains the burden of LBP, how unhelpful beliefs affect treatment outcome, difficulties in the management of LBP and the optimal way of treating LBP. The scientist then inquires a representative patient about their own experiences of the management of LBP. At the end of the video the scientist encourages people to exercise despite LBP by performing various movements.

The control group will receive a neutral video about the back, selected from YouTube.

Study Design

Study Type:

Interventional

Anticipated Enrollment :

200 participants

Allocation:

Randomized

Intervention Model:

Parallel Assignment

Masking:

Triple (Participant, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)

Masking Description:

Participants will fill out online questionnaires. No outcome assessor will be present or in contact with the participants. The investigator that will analyse the data will not be aware of which participants are in which group.

Primary Purpose:

Other

Official Title:

Effects of a Short Educational Video on Back Beliefs Among the General Population

Anticipated Study Start Date :

Nov 1, 2023

Anticipated Primary Completion Date :

Jan 31, 2024

Anticipated Study Completion Date :

May 19, 2024

Arms and Interventions

Arm	Intervention/Treatment
Experimental: Interventional Educational video on back beliefs Participants receive an educational video on back beliefs and its contributing factors.	Other: Interventional video The educational video comprises of health care professionals explaining the durability of the back against the popular belief that the back is fragile and the multifactorial nature of back pain.
Experimental: Control Video Education Participants receive a neutral video about the back (e.g. anatomy of the back).	Other: Control video The control video is a neutral video with no content addressing back beliefs (fragility and need for protection).

Arm

Intervention/Treatment

Experimental: Interventional Educational video on back beliefs

Participants receive an educational video on back beliefs and its contributing factors.

Other: Interventional video

The educational video comprises of health care professionals explaining the durability of the back against the popular belief that the back is fragile and the multifactorial nature of back pain.

Experimental: Control Video Education

Participants receive a neutral video about the back (e.g. anatomy of the back).

Other: Control video

The control video is a neutral video with no content addressing back beliefs (fragility and need for protection).

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

Sentiments about back vulnerability [One minute]
The primary outcome is the second question of the Back-PAQ-10 ("You could injure your back if you are not careful")

Secondary Outcome Measures

Total Back-PAQ-10 score [Three minutes]
The secondary outcome of this study is the total score of the German version of the Back-PAQ-10.

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study:

18 Years and Older

Sexes Eligible for Study:

All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers:

Yes

Inclusion Criteria:

Age >18 years

Exclusion Criteria:

Professionals and students with prior knowledge on the topic of interest such as physiotherapists, osteopaths, and chiropractors.

Contacts and Locations

Locations

No locations specified.

Sponsors and Collaborators

Bern University of Applied Sciences
Haute Ecole de Santé Vaud

Investigators

Principal Investigator: Stefan Schmid, PhD, Bern UAS

Study Documents (Full-Text)

None provided.

More Information

Publications

None provided.

Responsible Party:

Stefan Schmid, Deputy Head of Research at the Division of Physiotherapy and Head of Spinal Movement Biomechanics Group, Bern University of Applied Sciences

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:

NCT06104995

Other Study ID Numbers:

BernUASBackBeliefs

First Posted:

Oct 27, 2023

Last Update Posted:

Oct 27, 2023

Last Verified:

Oct 1, 2023

Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement:

Plan to Share IPD:

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product:

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product:

Keywords provided by Stefan Schmid, Deputy Head of Research at the Division of Physiotherapy and Head of Spinal Movement Biomechanics Group, Bern University of Applied Sciences

nonspecific low back pain

back beliefs

education

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Back Pain

Low Back Pain

Study Results

No Results Posted as of Oct 27, 2023