Chronic Non-specific Low Back PainNCT07286630
Prevalence Of Disability And Fear Avoidance Beliefs
An observational study of Chronic Non-specific Low Back Pain, run by Dina Abdelhady Hammad Attia Ahmed at 1 site in Egypt.
Trial summary
Three hundred eighty -one egyptian physical therapists of both genders with age 25-55 years old in Cairo governorate who have worked for at least two years.The study will be conducted to investigate the prevalence of disability and fear avoidance beliefs among egyptian physical therapists with chronic non-specific low… Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 25 to 55 years
- Conditions the study is for
- Chronic Non-specific Low Back Pain
- What is being tested?
- Fear avoidance beliefs questionnaire
- How many people
- 381 participants
- Where
- 1 siteEgypt
- Study dates
- 7 Sep 2025to 13 May 2026
- Phase
- Observational
- Are there results?
- Not yet: the study is under way
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 25 to 55 years
- All sexes
- Adult
Study population: This study will target the egyptian physical therapists in Cairo governorate who have worked for at least two years. This cross-sectional study included a convenience sample of Egyptian physical therapists diagnosed with chronic non-specific low back pain (CNSLBP). Participants were recruited from various public and private physical therapy centers and hospitals in Cairo .
Who may be able to join
- Male and female Egyptian physical therapists who have worked for at least two years.
- Working age from 25 to 55 years .
- Those experiencing localized pain from the lower margin of the twelfth rib to the lower gluteal folds for more than three months were included in the NS-CLBP .
- Physical therapists who are fluent in English language.
- BMI 18:30 kg/m2 .
Who cannot join
- Participants with a history of orthopaedic spine disease or surgery were excluded .
- cauda equina lesion, malignancy, infection, history of spinal surgeries, pregnancy, pain related to mensuration, and mental illness.
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country. Contact the study team or a site near you to ask about taking part.
About this study
Official title: Prevalence Of Disability And Fear Avoidance Beliefs Among Egyptian Physical Therapists With Chronic Non Specific Low Back Pain
Three hundred eighty -one egyptian physical therapists of both genders with age 25-55 years old in Cairo governorate who have worked for at least two years.The study will be conducted to investigate the prevalence of disability and fear avoidance beliefs among egyptian physical therapists with chronic non-specific low back pain (CNSLBP), and data will be collected through self-administered questionnaires distributed electronically.Participants were recruited from various public and private physical therapy centers and hospitals in Cairo .
Read the detailed description
- Sujects: Three hundred eighty -one egyptian physical therapists of both genders with age 25-55 years old in Cairo governorate who have worked for at least two years.The study will be conducted to investigate the prevalence of disability and fear avoidance beliefs among egyptian physical therapists with chronic non-specific low back pain (CNSLBP) , and BMI 18:30 kg/m2 and data will be collected through self-administered questionnaires distributed electronically.Participants were recruited from various public and private physical therapy centers and hospitals in Cairo .
- Instrumentation for assessment:
Patients will be assessed by:
- Fear-Avoidance Beliefs Questionnaire ( FABQ ) for assessing fear-avoidance beliefs in individuals with low back pain
- Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) for measurement of disability in patients with low back pain
Assessment procedures:
This study will include 381 subjects both male and female physical therapists who have worked for at least two years. The assessment will be performed one time for each participant by the same physiotherapist. All participants will first be checked to see if they are matching the inclusion and exclusion criteria after that they will inform consent.
A pretested, self-administered, structured questionnaire will be used for data collection. The survey examined demographic data, gender, age, weight, height, smoking habits, drinking habits, marital status, history of LBP in the last year, the duration of the last LBP, pain consultation at a hospital, history of LBP treatment in the last year, current occupation, history of heavy physical labor, duration of driving or riding, history of exercise, duration of sitting, and duration of standing .
- The Fear avidance beliefs Questionnaire (FABQ): will be sent to physical therapists working in Cairo. Participants will be selected from public and private physical therapy clinics in Cairo. Responses will be collected by an electronic survey tool (i.e.,Google Form) and exported for statistical analysis with SPSS. -Fear avoidance beliefs will be measured using the FABQ. It contains 16 items, scored from 0-6 (completely agree to completely disagree). It consists of two subscales, the physical activity subscale (FABQ PA), scored out of 24 (scores of ≤15 indicate low and >15 indicate high fear avoidance), and work (FABQ W), scored out of 42 points (scores of ≤34 indicate low and >34 indicate high fear avoidance) .
- Oswestry Disability Index (ODI): The ODI will be used to assess the functional disability in NSCLBP.
- The questionnaire examines the level of disability in 10 everyday activities of daily living.
- Pain intensity -Personal care -Lifting
- Walking -Sitting -Standing
- Sleeping -Sex (if applicable)
- Social -Travel
- Each component is assigned a value between 0 and 5, with 5 indicating the most disability. The index is calculated by dividing the total score by the range of scores and multiplying the result by 100 to get the index's percentage value .
- Scores are calculated as follows: [total score/(5 x number of questions answered)] x 100% (Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, n.d.).
- Interpretation:
- Functional disability will be classified into the following five classes:
- minimal disability (0-20)
- moderate disability (21-40)
- severe disability (1-60)
- crippled (61-80); and
- being bed-bound (81-100)
- Conditions
- Chronic Non-specific Low Back Pain
- Being tested
- Fear avoidance beliefs questionnaire
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Fear avoidance beliefs questionnaireOther
- Fear avoidance beliefs will be measured using the FABQ. It contains 16 items, scored from 0-6 (completely agree to completely disagree). It consists of two subscales, the physical activity subscale (FABQ PA), scored out of 24 (scores of ≤15 indicate low and >15 indicate high fear avoidance), and work (FABQ W), scored out of 42 points (scores of ≤34 indicate low and >34 indicate high fear avoidance)
- Oswestrydisability examines the level of disability in 10 everyday activities of daily living.
- Pain intensity -Personal care -Lifting
- Walking -Sitting -Standing
- Sleeping -Sex (if applicable)
- Social -Travel (Physiopedia, n.d.).
- Each component is assigned a value between 0 and 5, with 5 indicating the most disability. The index is calculated by dividing the total score by the range of scores and multiplying the result by 100 to get the index's percentage value .
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Prevalence of Disaility Among Egyptian Physical Therapists With Chronic Non Specific Low Back Pain
- Fear avoidance beliefs will be measured using the FABQ. It contains 16 items, scored from 0-6 (completely agree to completely disagree). It consists of two subscales, the physical activity subscale (FABQ PA), scored out of 24 (scores of ≤15 indicate low and >15 indicate high fear avoidance), and work (FABQ W), scored out of 42 points (scores of ≤34 indicate low and >34 indicate high fear avoidance)
- Oswestrydisability examines the level of disability in 10 everyday activities of daily living. -Pain intensity -Personal care -Lifting -Walking -Sitting -Standing -Sleeping -Sex (if applicable) -Social -Travel (Physiopedia, n.d.). -Each component is assigned a value between 0 and 5, with 5 indicating the most disability. The index is calculated by dividing the total score by the range of scores and multiplying the result by 100 to get the index's percentage value .
Measured: 1 month
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted16 Dec 2025
- Study start7 Sep 2025
- Primary completion20 Nov 2025
- Study completion13 May 2026 (estimated)
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Chronic Non-specific Low Back PainStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Observational
- Observational model
- Other
- Time perspective
- Cross-sectional
- Enrolment
- 381 participants (estimated)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Dina Abdelhady Hammad Attia Ahmed
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Sponsor-investigator, Dina Abdelhady Hammad Attia Ahmed, Cairo University
- Investigators
- Dina Abdelhady Hammad, Bachaleor, Principal investigator, Cairo University
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT07286630
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- PDAF
- Status last verified
- Dec 2025
- First submitted
- 22 Sep 2025
- Last updated
- 13 Mar 2026
- Results posted
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 13 Mar 2026. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Prevalence Of Disability And Fear Avoidance Beliefs Among Egyptian Physical Therapists With Chronic Non Specific Low Back Pain
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT07286630
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- PDAF
- Conditions
- Chronic Non-specific Low Back Pain
- Study type
- Observational
- Recruitment status
- Enrolling by invitation
- Enrolment
- 381 participants (estimated)
- Lead sponsor
- Dina Abdelhady Hammad Attia AhmedUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 7 Sep 2025 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 20 Nov 2025 (actual)
- Study completion
- 13 May 2026 (estimated)
- First posted
- 16 Dec 2025 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
Three hundred eighty -one egyptian physical therapists of both genders with age 25-55 years old in Cairo governorate who have worked for at least two years.The study will be conducted to investigate the prevalence of disability and fear avoidance beliefs among egyptian physical therapists with chronic non-specific low back pain (CNSLBP), and data will be collected through self-administered questionnaires distributed electronically.Participants were recruited from various public and private physical therapy centers and hospitals in Cairo .
Detailed description
- Sujects: Three hundred eighty -one egyptian physical therapists of both genders with age 25-55 years old in Cairo governorate who have worked for at least two years.The study will be conducted to investigate the prevalence of disability and fear avoidance beliefs among egyptian physical therapists with chronic non-specific low back pain (CNSLBP) , and BMI 18:30 kg/m2 and data will be collected through self-administered questionnaires distributed electronically.Participants were recruited from various public and private physical therapy centers and hospitals in Cairo .
- Instrumentation for assessment:
Patients will be assessed by:
- Fear-Avoidance Beliefs Questionnaire ( FABQ ) for assessing fear-avoidance beliefs in individuals with low back pain
- Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) for measurement of disability in patients with low back pain
Assessment procedures:
This study will include 381 subjects both male and female physical therapists who have worked for at least two years. The assessment will be performed one time for each participant by the same physiotherapist. All participants will first be checked to see if they are matching the inclusion and exclusion criteria after that they will inform consent.
A pretested, self-administered, structured questionnaire will be used for data collection. The survey examined demographic data, gender, age, weight, height, smoking habits, drinking habits, marital status, history of LBP in the last year, the duration of the last LBP, pain consultation at a hospital, history of LBP treatment in the last year, current occupation, history of heavy physical labor, duration of driving or riding, history of exercise, duration of sitting, and duration of standing .
- The Fear avidance beliefs Questionnaire (FABQ): will be sent to physical therapists working in Cairo. Participants will be selected from public and private physical therapy clinics in Cairo. Responses will be collected by an electronic survey tool (i.e.,Google Form) and exported for statistical analysis with SPSS. -Fear avoidance beliefs will be measured using the FABQ. It contains 16 items, scored from 0-6 (completely agree to completely disagree). It consists of two subscales, the physical activity subscale (FABQ PA), scored out of 24 (scores of ≤15 indicate low and >15 indicate high fear avoidance), and work (FABQ W), scored out of 42 points (scores of ≤34 indicate low and >34 indicate high fear avoidance) .
- Oswestry Disability Index (ODI): The ODI will be used to assess the functional disability in NSCLBP.
- The questionnaire examines the level of disability in 10 everyday activities of daily living.
- Pain intensity -Personal care -Lifting
- Walking -Sitting -Standing
- Sleeping -Sex (if applicable)
- Social -Travel
- Each component is assigned a value between 0 and 5, with 5 indicating the most disability. The index is calculated by dividing the total score by the range of scores and multiplying the result by 100 to get the index's percentage value .
- Scores are calculated as follows: [total score/(5 x number of questions answered)] x 100% (Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, n.d.).
- Interpretation:
- Functional disability will be classified into the following five classes:
- minimal disability (0-20)
- moderate disability (21-40)
- severe disability (1-60)
- crippled (61-80); and
- being bed-bound (81-100)
Study design
- Observational model
- Other
- Time perspective
- Cross-sectional
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 25 to 55 years
- Sex
- All
- Age groups
- Adult
- Study population
- This study will target the egyptian physical therapists in Cairo governorate who have worked for at least two years. This cross-sectional study included a convenience sample of Egyptian physical therapists diagnosed with chronic non-specific low back pain (CNSLBP). Participants were recruited from various public and private physical therapy centers and hospitals in Cairo .
Key inclusion criteria (5 listed)
- Male and female Egyptian physical therapists who have worked for at least two years.
- Working age from 25 to 55 years .
- Those experiencing localized pain from the lower margin of the twelfth rib to the lower gluteal folds for more than three months were included in the NS-CLBP .
- Physical therapists who are fluent in English language.
- BMI 18:30 kg/m2 .
Key exclusion criteria (2 listed)
- Participants with a history of orthopaedic spine disease or surgery were excluded .
- cauda equina lesion, malignancy, infection, history of spinal surgeries, pregnancy, pain related to mensuration, and mental illness.
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| Fear avoidance beliefs questionnaire* Fear avoidance beliefs will be measured using the FABQ. It contains 16 items, scored from 0-6 (completely agree to completely disagree). It consists of two subscales, the physical activity subscale (FABQ PA), scored out of 24 (scores of ≤15 indicate low and >15 indicate high fear avoidance), and work (FABQ W), scored out of 42 points (scores of ≤34 indicate low and >34 indicate high fear avoidance) * Oswestrydisability examines the level of disability in 10 everyday activities of daily living. * Pain intensity -Personal care -Lifting * Walking -Sitting -Standing * Sleeping -Sex (if applicable) * Social -Travel (Physiopedia, n.d.). * Each component is assigned a value between 0 and 5, with 5 indicating the most disability. The index is calculated by dividing the total score by the range of scores and multiplying the result by 100 to get the index's percentage value . | Other | – |
Primary outcome
Prevalence of Disaility Among Egyptian Physical Therapists With Chronic Non Specific Low Back Pain
Time frame: 1 month
* Fear avoidance beliefs will be measured using the FABQ. It contains 16 items, scored from 0-6 (completely agree to completely disagree). It consists of two subscales, the physical activity subscale (FABQ PA), scored out of 24 (scores of ≤15 indicate low and >15 indicate high fear avoidance), and work (FABQ W), scored out of 42 points (scores of ≤34 indicate low and >34 indicate high fear avoidance) * Oswestrydisability examines the level of disability in 10 everyday activities of daily living. -Pain intensity -Personal care -Lifting -Walking -Sitting -Standing -Sleeping -Sex (if applicable) -Social -Travel (Physiopedia, n.d.). -Each component is assigned a value between 0 and 5, with 5 indicating the most disability. The index is calculated by dividing the total score by the range of scores and multiplying the result by 100 to get the index's percentage value .
Results and safety
This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 13 Mar 2026.
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part.
Dina Abdelhady Hammad, Bachaleor principal investigator
Cairo University
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
An observational study of Chronic Non-specific Low Back Pain, run by Dina Abdelhady Hammad Attia Ahmed at 1 site in Egypt.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 5 inclusion and 2 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: enrolling by invitation, as of the sponsor's last update on 13 Mar 2026. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in Egypt. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Prevalence of Disaility Among Egyptian Physical Therapists With Chronic Non Specific Low Back Pain (time frame: 1 month). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 13 Mar 2026.