Clinical trial NCT06113185: Psychometric Properties of Pain Scale in Low Back Pain
Official title: Turkish Psychometric Properties of Pain Behavior Scale in Patients With Chronic Low Back Pain
Study type: OBSERVATIONAL
Overall status: RECRUITING
Conditions: Chronic Low Back Pain
Keywords: Psychometric Properties
Pain Behavior Scale
Lead sponsor: Acibadem University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2023-11-02
Enrollment: 100
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Maximum age (years): 55
Standard ages: ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Observational model: COHORT
Time perspective: PROSPECTIVE
Sampling method: NON_PROBABILITY_SAMPLE
Study population: Patients on the waiting list with a diagnosis of chronic nonspecific low back pain who applied to the Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Outpatient Clinic of Acıbadem Health Group hospitals with complaints of low back pain will participate in the study.

Brief summary: The aim of this study was to examine the Turkish validity of the Pain Behavior Scale in a population with chronic non-specific low back pain and to examine both intra-rater and inter-rater reliability. In addition, since this test package includes a series of functional activities, it is aimed to assess pain behaviors during functional movement in this population and to verify the test-retest reliability of physical performance tests.

Detailed description: To assess the extent to which individuals with chronic low back pain are affected during functional task performance, the presence or absence of pain behaviors and the severity of observed pain behavior should be considered. The Pain Behavior Scale has potential clinical application both for assessing pain behaviors during regular physical examination and for measuring the presence and severity of pain behaviors during functional movement. There is no similar assessment tool that offers all of these simultaneously. Therefore, this study aimed to examine the Turkish validity of the Pain Behavior Scale in a population with chronic non-specific low back pain and to test its intra- and inter-rater reliability.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Non-specific low back pain for more than three months
* Being between the ages of 18-55
* Adequate cognitive functions (reading, writing, recall, orientation, language)

Exclusion Criteria:

* Presence of a serious underlying pathology (e.g. cancer, infection or cauda equina syndrome)
* Presence of spinal stenosis
* Presence of signs of radiculopathy (presence of neural symptoms such as pain radiating to the lower extremities, weakness, numbness and tingling sensation)
* Presence of fracture or surgical history in the relevant area
* Presence of rheumatic disease history
* Presence of pregnancy

Primary outcomes:
measure: Pain Behavior Scale
timeFrame: At the beginning of the study and up to 1 weeks
measure: Visual Analog Scale
timeFrame: At the beginning of the study
measure: McGill Pain Questionnaire-Short Form
timeFrame: At the beginning of the study
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Oswestry Disability Index
timeFrame: At the beginning of the study
measure: Fear-Avoidance Beliefs Questionnaire
timeFrame: At the beginning of the study
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Istanbul
country: Turkey
facility: Acıbadem Health Group
state: None Selected
Study officials:
affiliation: Acibadem Healthcare Group
name: Elif E Safran, asst. prof.
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
affiliation: Acibadem Healthcare Group
name: Irmak Çavuşoğlu, asst. prof.
role: STUDY_CHAIR
affiliation: Acibadem Healthcare Group
name: Nuray Alaca, assoc. prof.
role: STUDY_DIRECTOR
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