What’s impacting your back pain?

Help University of Queensland researchers understand what and how factors (across domains of biology, psychology, sociology and behaviour) relate to back pain by completing a series of online surveys.

Chronic pain

Study Purpose/Description

Researchers from Queensland University want to better understand what factors influence day-to-day back pain. These include biological, psychological, sociological and behavioural factors.

What’s involved?

Participants will be asked to download a free smartphone app. Researchers will use this app to gather information related to participant’s low back pain.

Participants will be asked to complete:

A Baseline Questionnaire: ~20-25 minutes to complete.
Daily Updates: Respond to simple questions (~3 minutes/day).
Follow-Up Surveys: Up to twice a week for 3 months.

Participation is voluntary, and you can withdraw anytime without penalty or impact on your care.
Participants will receive a $100 AUD voucher upon completion of the 3-month study.

How to take part?

Complete the screening survey at this link.

Recruitment criteria

You may be eligible to participate in this study if you are 18 years or older and have experienced low back pain on at least 2 days (does not need to be 2 days in a row) in the past 2 weeks that was enough to limit your function.

You will not be able to participate if you:

Have known or suspected serious spinal pathology
Have a history of surgery to the spine
Less than 18 years old
Have had major pain or injury to other body regions in the previous 12 months
Are currently or have recently been pregnant or.
Are currently using non-steroidal anti-rheumatic drugs, anti-cytokine therapy or corticosteroids.

Benefits

Participants will receive a $100 AUD voucher upon completion of the 3-month study.

Study sponsor / funder

Research team contacts

Research Team

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