Volunteers with New Low Back Pain Needed
Researchers are partnering with adults experiencing acute low back pain for a research study investigating why some people with an acute low back pain event develop chronic low back pain.
Fast Facts
Experienced an acute episode of low back pain for more than 24 hours, but less than 6 weeks
Before this episode, no low back pain in the previous 6 months
18-70 years old
Compensation Provided
Baltimore, MD; Storrs, CT; gainesville, FL
Study Background
Too many people suffer from low back pain that steals their quality of life and physical functioning. Our team is dedicated to finding out why acute low back pain resolves as it should for some people, but continues and often worsens for others so that more effective treatments can be developed. We hope you’ll consider joining the study.
You will not receive a direct benefit from participating in this study. However, findings from this study will help us understand the shift from acute pain to chronic pain.
Study Background
Too many people suffer from low back pain that steals their quality of life and physical functioning. Our team is dedicated to finding out why acute low back pain resolves as it should for some people, but continues and often worsens for others so that more effective treatments can be developed. We hope you’ll consider joining the study.
You will not receive a direct benefit from participating in this study. However, findings from this study will help us understand the shift from acute pain to chronic pain.
Additional Information
The purpose of this research study is to try to understand why some people who suffer an acute low back pain event develop chronic low back pain.
You may qualify for this study if you meet the following criteria.
Key Criteria:
- 18-70 years old
- Experienced an acute episode of low back pain for more than 24 hours, but less than 6 weeks
- Before this episode, no low back pain in the previous 6 months
- No chronic pain at another site or associated with a painful condition
- No previous spinal surgery
- No presence of neurological deficits such as weakness in the lower extremities OR bowel or bladder dysfunction
- No recent falls within the previous three months
- No history of an unstable mental health condition within the previous six months
Once enrolled, this 1 year study involves:
- (1) a baseline visit lasting about 2.5 hours
- (2) four other in-person visits at study weeks 6, 12, 24, and 52 months, each lasting about 2.3 hours;
- (3) six online survey sessions at study weeks 2, 4, 8, 10, 16, and 20 weeks, each taking about 33 minutes to complete
