Prevalence of Back Pain and Associated Risk Factors in 10-12 Year Old Schoolchildren

This study is currently recruiting participants.

Verified by Kovacs Foundation, November 2008

Sponsors and Collaborators:	Kovacs Foundation Universitat de les Illes Balears
Information provided by:	Kovacs Foundation
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00666419

Purpose

A large study in Mallorca, Spain showed that nonspecific low back pain is quite prevalent in adolescents 13-15 years of age (Kovacs, 2003). Since below the age of seven years hardly any child has suffered low back pain, the purpose of this study is to determine the prevalence of low back pain in children 10-12 years of age, and to investigate the risk factors associated with its occurrence.

Condition	Intervention
Low Back Pain	Other: Measurement, weight, and muscle strength test

MedlinePlus related topics: Back Pain

U.S. FDA Resources

Study Type:	Observational
Study Design:	Cross-Sectional
Official Title:	Prevalence of Back Pain and Associated Risk Factors in 10-12 Year Old Schoolchildren

Further study details as provided by Kovacs Foundation:

Biospecimen Retention: None Retained

Biospecimen Description:

Estimated Enrollment:	8000
Study Start Date:	September 2006
Estimated Study Completion Date:	May 2009
Estimated Primary Completion Date:	February 2009 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)

Intervention Details:

10-12 year old schoolchildren will be weighed, measured for height, and tested for strength of their abdominal and paravertebral muscles

Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:	10 Years to 12 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:	Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	Yes
Sampling Method:	Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

All 10-12 year old schoolchildren on the island of Mallorca, Spain

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Schoolchildren born in the years 1993, 1994 or 1995
Attending schools (public, concerted or private) in Mallorca
Can read and write Spanish

Exclusion Criteria:

Nor attending class on the days when the study is being done

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00666419

Contacts

Contact: Francisco M Kovacs, MD, PhD	+34 971 720809	kovacs@kovacs.org
Contact: María Teresa Gil del Real, MPH	+34 91 3440244	mtgildelreal@kovacs.org

Locations

Spain, Balearic Islands
Kovacs Foundation	Recruiting
Palma de Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain, 07012
Contact: Francisco M Kovacs, MD, PhD +34 971 720809 kovacs@kovacs.org
Contact: María Teresa Gil del Real, MPH +34 91 3440244 mtgildelreal@kovacs.org
Principal Investigator: Francisco M Kovacs, MD, PhD
Sub-Investigator: Pere Palou, PhD

Sponsors and Collaborators

Kovacs Foundation

Universitat de les Illes Balears

Investigators

Study Director:	Francisco M Kovacs, MD, PhD	Kovacs Foundation, Palma de Mallorca, 07012, Spain
Principal Investigator:	Pere Palou, PhD	Universitat de les Illes Balears, Palma de Mallorca, Spain

More Information

Publications:

Balagué F, Troussier B, Salminen JJ. Non-specific low back pain in children and adolescents: risk factors. Eur Spine J. 1999;8(6):429-38. Review.

Kovacs FM, Gestoso M, Gil del Real MT, López J, Mufraggi N, Méndez JI. Risk factors for non-specific low back pain in schoolchildren and their parents: a population based study. Pain. 2003 Jun;103(3):259-68.

Gil del RealMT, Kovacs FM, Gestoso M, Mufraggi N, Diéguez JM. Evaluation of two questionnaires to determine exposure to risk factors for non-specific low back pain in Mallorcan schoolchildren and their parents. European Journal of Public Health 9(3): 194-199, 1999.

Responsible Party:	Kovacs Foundation ( Francisco M. Kovacs, Director of Scientific Department )
Study ID Numbers:	FK-UIB-23
Study First Received:	April 23, 2008
Last Updated:	November 28, 2008
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00666419
Health Authority:	Spain: Comité Etico de Investigación Clínica

Keywords provided by Kovacs Foundation:

nonspecific low back pain
schoolchildren
prevalence

Study placed in the following topic categories:

Signs and Symptoms
Neurologic Manifestations
Low Back Pain
Pain
Back Pain

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Nervous System Diseases

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on January 16, 2009