RECRUITING

The Ability of Chronic Pain Patients to Self-diagnose Their Chief Source of Low Back Pain

Study Overview

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Description

The investigative team will provide 27 slides with bullet points and images of pain referral patterns for different causes (e.g., herniated disc, facet joint arthritis) for patients seen for a new visit with a chief complaint of chronic low back pain. This material is all publicly available but has been compiled in presentation form. This will have educational benefit for patients, discussing clinical signs and symptoms, risk factors and basic treatments. There will also be a smaller control group of that gets a condensed 4-slide presentation. After review of the slides, an independent observer will ask the patient what they think are the 2 most likely causes of their LBP (in order of likelihood) and match that with the attending physician and trainee, who will independently do the same. The investigative team will then determine how concordant the patient's answers are with the physicians and also record outcomes.

Official Title

The Ability of Chronic Pain Patients to Self-diagnose Their Chief Source of Low Back Pain

Quick Facts

Study Start:2024-10-16
Study Completion:2026-10-01
Study Type:Not specified
Phase:Not Applicable
Enrollment:Not specified
Status:RECRUITING

Study ID

NCT06630676

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Ages Eligible for Study:18 Years
Sexes Eligible for Study:ALL
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:No
Standard Ages:ADULT, OLDER_ADULT
Inclusion CriteriaExclusion Criteria
  1. * • Age \> 18 years
  2. * Primary complaint of LBP or sciatica
  3. * Duration of LBP \> 3 months
  1. * • Referral for a specific diagnostic procedure or who present with a pre-established diagnosis
  2. * Inability to understand written English

Contacts and Locations

Study Contact

Steven Cohen, MD
CONTACT
3126952500
steven.cohen@northwestern.edu

Study Locations (Sites)

Northwestern University Pain Management Center
Chicago, Illinois, 60611
United States

Collaborators and Investigators

Sponsor: Northwestern University

Study Record Dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Registration Dates

Study Start Date2024-10-16
Study Completion Date2026-10-01

Study Record Updates

Study Start Date2024-10-16
Study Completion Date2026-10-01

Terms related to this study

Keywords Provided by Researchers

  • back pain
  • education

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

  • Chronic Low Back Pain