Clinical trial NCT04739839: Risk Factors for Low Back Pain in Adults a 23-year Prospective Cohort Study of 14-15-year-old Schoolchildren.
Official title: Risk Factors for Low Back Pain in Adults a 23-year Prospective Cohort Study of 14-15-year-old Schoolchildren.
Study type: OBSERVATIONAL
Overall status: TERMINATED
Conditions: Low Back Pain
Keywords: low back pain
prevalence
illness perception
quality of life
cohort study
survey
Lead sponsor: Frederiksberg University Hospital
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2021-02-05
Enrollment: 1400
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 30
Maximum age (years): 45
Standard ages: ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Observational model: COHORT
Time perspective: PROSPECTIVE
Sampling method: NON_PROBABILITY_SAMPLE
Study population: This is an inception cohort where all participants will be around 38 years

Brief summary: The incidence of low back pain (LBP) is increasing and prognostic factors for developing LBP are unclear. Based on questionnaires, different prognostic factors are being explored over time.

Detailed description: Despite the massive efforts of trying to find predictors and prevention for LBP, it remains to be clarified, why some individuals develop severely disabling low back pain while others never experience noteworthy back pain.

There is no evidence that numbers of chronically affected individuals have diminished; rather, the incidence of LBP has increased continuously over the last 20 years, which is also reflected in rising numbers of lumbar surgical treatments and rising costs due to health care expenses and sick leave. Hence, prevention of LBP in the working population seems more urgent than ever.

As LBP is undoubtedly a multifaceted disorder that tends to fluctuate throughout life, there is a need for longitudinal research, exploring the effect of both lifestyle and psychosocial factors on the development of chronic low back pain.

The main aims of this study is to identify the prevalence of low back pain and identify whether a history of low back pain during adolescence represents an increased risk of experiencing low back pain later in life.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Being a member of the original Western Zealand cohort
* Ability to understand and write in Danish
* Having access to the Danish digital mail system "e-Boks". (Access to e-Boks is mandatory in Denmark unless you have special needs)

Exclusion Criteria:

We have no formal exclusion criterias

Primary outcomes:
measure: Incidence of low back pain
timeFrame: Measured once at study baseline
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Incidence of severe low back pain
timeFrame: Measured once at study baseline
measure: Actual low back pain
timeFrame: Measured once at study baseline
measure: The Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire
timeFrame: Measured once at study baseline
measure: Roland Morris Questionnaire
timeFrame: Measured once at study baseline
measure: Health related quality of life EQ-5D
timeFrame: Measured once at study baseline
measure: Health related quality of life EQ-5D VAS
timeFrame: Measured once at study baseline
measure: Use of CAMs for low back pain
timeFrame: Measured once at study baseline
measure: Use of exercise for low back pain
timeFrame: Measured once at study baseline
measure: Use of recommended non-pharmacological treatments for low back pain
timeFrame: Measured once at study baseline
measure: Use of recommended pharmacological treatments for low back pain
timeFrame: Measured once at study baseline
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Copenhagen
country: Denmark
facility: Claus Bomhoff
state: DK
Study officials:
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