Examining Racial and Socioeconomic Differences in Chronic Low Back Pain
ConditionChronic Pain
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot listed
Trial typeObservational
Biological sexAll
Age18-85
SponsorWashington University School of Medicine
About this trial
The purpose of this research study is to gain a better understanding of how people's racial background and socioeconomic status (e.g., income, education, and employment) impact their experiences of chronic low back pain (cLBP).
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Non-specific cLBP that has persisted for at least 3 months and has resulted in pain on at least half the days in the past 6 months.
Age 18 - 85; the lower end of this age range was chosen to capture the growing prevalence of young adults with cLBP, and participants over 85 years are increasingly likely to meet one or more
Disqualifiers
Participants report ethnic group as non-Hispanic and racial group as either Black/African American or White/Caucasian.
Low back pain that is attributable to other factors such as ankylosing spondylitis, infection, malignancy, compression fracture of other trauma.
Systemic rheumatic disease/condition (e.g. rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, fibromyalgia).
Any other chronic pain condition that the participant believes to be more prominent or severe than the low back pain.
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Not listed
Trial groups
No trial groups listed
Sponsors and collaborators
Washington University School of Medicine
Lead sponsor
National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD)
Collaborator
Source ClinicalTrials.gov