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We are currently recruiting for this study on Back Pain.

 

Back Pain Study

Study Goals

The University of Washington Center on Outcomes Research in Rehabilitation (UWCORR) is working to improve the efficiency and accuracy of measuring patient-reported outcomes. The main goal of this study is to validate health related questionnaires and to examine their utility as computerized adaptive tests (CATs) in populations with a variety of chronic health conditions. UWCORR is recruiting 185 patients with back pain that are scheduled to receive spinal injections recommended by a physician. Participants must be over 18, be able to read and understand English, have had back pain for at least 6 weeks and be scheduled for a spinal injection.

Study Participation

This is a prospective, longitudinal, observational study. Study participants (patients scheduled to have a spinal injection as part of their clinical care) will be asked to complete questionnaires on a computer at baseline (prior to the injection) and again at four weeks and at three months after receiving a spinal injection. Most of the questions will be administered via the computer with some of the questions being administered over the phone. The surveys ask about experience with pain and fatigue, daily activities, mood, sleep, and social functioning. After the third and final survey, participants will be asked to complete “cognitive debriefing” questions which allow the participant a chance to talk about their impressions and interpretations of the questions asked as well provide feedback about their understanding of certain terms and ideas presented in the surveys. Participants must complete the baseline assessment prior to the spinal injection in order to be eligible for the follow-up assessments.