Educational Tools to Improve Beliefs About Pain and Reduce Pain-related Disability

Effectiveness of Different Educational Tools to Improve Beliefs About Pain and Reduce Pain-related Disability in Patients With Chronic Low Back Pain: a Randomized Controlled Trial

This trial aims at comparing the effectiveness of different didactic tools developed for patients with chronic pain to correct misbeliefs and improve disability in patients with chronic low back pain

This trial aims at comparing the effectiveness of different didactic tools (an educational website vs a booklet) developed for patients with chronic pain to correct misbeliefs and improve disability in patients with chronic low back pain.

Participants of the 2 experimental groups will be invited to use the tool they receive during a one-month period.

Inclusion Criteria:

• individuals with non-specific persistent low back pain (pain > 6 months) who had their pain assessed by their general practitioner or a specialist within the last 3 months

Exclusion Criteria:

• specific low back pain,
• educational treatment (back school, cognitive-behavioral, pain neurosciences education) in progress or planned during the study period
• previous consultation of the didactic tools investigated in the present study
• nerve root compromise,
• recent spinal surgery (<3 months)
• not fluent in French
• no regular access to a computer and the internet
• present follow-up by a psychiatrist