Low Back Pain and Osteopathy in Italian Young People

Sponsor

International Institute of Behavioral Medicines (Other)

Overall Status

Not yet recruiting

CT.gov ID

NCT05969288

Collaborator

(none)

Enrollment

Anticipated Duration (Months)

Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

This is a behavioral observational study aimed at evaluating the presence of low back pain in young people and the intention to undertake osteopathic treatments. It consists of a short self-administered questionnaire which will be given to adolescents with gnathological/orthodontics disorders to complete. Relationships between low back pain of young individuals' answers with the intention to undertake osteopathic treatments will be evaluated.

Condition or Disease	Intervention/Treatment	Phase
Low Back Pain	Other: Behavioral survey

Detailed Description

This is a behavioral observational study aimed at evaluating the presence of low back pain in young people and the intention to undertake osteopathic treatments.

Literature found out that low back pain is a common occurrence in young people. Adolescents develop frequently gnathological/orthodontics disorders. In Italy, young individuals with low back pain and gnathological/orthodontics disorders are frequently referred to osteopaths.

In Literature there are not studies which correlate low back pain, osteopathic cures and gnathological/orthodontics disorders as for young persons.

The study consists of a short self-administered questionnaire which will be given to young people to complete. In more details, the survey is made of 8 questions collecting information on presence/intensity of low back pain, intention to have osteopathic treatments, and (in that case) the satisfaction after the cures. Further, participants will have to complete a self-administered pain intensity numerical rating scale.

Descriptive statistics will be presented by taking into account the socio-demographic characteristics of the sample being investigated. Statistical correlations between adolescents' answers and the pain intensity numerical rating scale will be also evaluated.

This study investigates the relationships among low back pain, gnathological/orthodontics disorders, and osteopathic cures.

Study Design

Study Type:

Observational

Anticipated Enrollment :

30 participants

Observational Model:

Cohort

Time Perspective:

Prospective

Official Title:

Presence of Low Back Pain and Willingness to Osteopathic Cures in Italian Young People

Anticipated Study Start Date :

Sep 1, 2023

Anticipated Primary Completion Date :

Dec 31, 2023

Anticipated Study Completion Date :

Dec 31, 2023

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

NRS [At the moment of the assessment]
Pain intensity Numerical Rating Scale: it a self-reported 11-point scale which evaluates pain intensity, varying from 0 (no pain at all) to 10 (the worst imaginable pain)