E-lombactifs: Evaluation of the Impact a Smartphone Application on Adherence an Exercise Program in Chronic Low Back Pain

E-lombactifs: Evaluation of the Impact a Smartphone Application on Adherence an Exercise Program in Chronic Low Back Pain

The main objective is to assess the impact of smartphone application on adherence to a physical exercise program in chronic low back pain patients.

Adherence to a physical exercise program will be assessed at the start of the protocol, at three weeks and six months.

A control group will benefit from conventional care in a rehabilitation center and an intervention group will benefit from a conventional care in a rehabilitation center accompanied by education in the use of a smartphone application including physical exercises and information about low back pain.

The hypothesis of the search is that adherence is better in intervention group than control group at 6 months due to education in the use of smartphone application.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Adult People
• With nonspecific chronic low back pain (according to the definition of the HAS)
• Covered under the national health insurance
• Giving informed written consent to participate in the study

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patient who do not meet the diagnostic criteria according to the definition of HAS
• Behavioral disorders or comprehension difficulties making assessment impossible
• Patient with a contraindication to physical exercise for medical reasons
• Patient under guardianship, curatorship or safeguard of justice