Aging Back Clinics-a Geriatric Syndrome Approach to Treating Chronic Low Back Pain in Older Adults: Results of a Preliminary Randomized Controlled Trial.
Pain Med
; 21(2): 274-290, 2020 02 01.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
Treating chronic low back pain (CLBP) with spine-focused interventions is common, potentially dangerous, and often ineffective. This preliminary trial tests the feasibility and efficacy of caring for CLBP in older adults as a geriatric syndrome in Aging Back Clinics (ABC).DESIGN:
Randomized controlled trial.SETTING:
Outpatient clinics of two VA Medical Centers.SUBJECTS:
Fifty-five English-speaking veterans aged 60-89 with CLBP and no red flags for serious underlying illness, prior back surgery, dementia, impaired communication, or uncontrolled psychiatric illness.METHODS:
Participants were randomized to ABC care or usual care (UC) and followed for six months. ABC care included 1) a structured history and physical examination to identify pain contributors, 2) structured participant education, 3) collaborative decision-making, and 4) care guided by condition-specific algorithms. Primary outcomes were low back pain severity (0-10 current and seven-day average/worst pain) and pain-related disability (Roland Morris). Secondary outcomes included the SF-12 and health care utilization.RESULTS:
ABC participants experienced significantly greater reduction in seven-day average (-1.22 points, P = 0.023) and worst pain (-1.70 points, P = 0.003) and SF-12 interference with social activities (50.0 vs 11.5%, P = 0.0030) at six months. ABC participants were less likely to take muscle relaxants (16.7 vs 42.3%, P = 0.0481). Descriptively, UC participants were more likely to experience pain-related emergency room visits (45.8% vs 30.8%) and to be exposed to non-COX2 nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (73.1% vs 54.2%).CONCLUSIONS:
These preliminary data suggest that ABC care for older veterans with CLBP is feasible and may reduce pain and exposure to other potential morbidity.Palabras clave
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Asunto principal:
Algoritmos
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Dolor de la Región Lumbar
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Manejo del Dolor
Tipo de estudio:
Clinical_trials
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Prognostic_studies
Límite:
Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
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En
Revista:
Pain Med
Asunto de la revista:
NEUROLOGIA
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PSICOFISIOLOGIA
Año:
2020
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Article