Authors

Mojtaba Farjam, Alireza Askari, Ali Hoseinipour, Reza Homayounfar, Javad Jamshidi, Fatemeh Khodabakhshi,Habib Zakeri
  1. Chronic Diseases Research Center, Endocrinology and Metabolism Population Sciences Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
  2. The Persian Gulf Tropical Medicine Research Center, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Bushehr, Iran.
  3. Elderly Health Research Center, Endocrinology and Metabolism Population Sciences Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
  4. Diabetes Research Center, Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinical Sciences Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
  5. Endocrinology and Metabolism Research Center, Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinical Sciences Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
  6. Osteoporosis Research Center, Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinical Sciences Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
  7. The Persian Gulf Marine Biotechnology Research Center, The Persian Gulf Biomedical Sciences Research Institute, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Bushehr, Iran.
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Abstract

Background: Low back pain (LBP) is one of the main causes of disability in most societies that imposes much cost to the economic and health systems. In Iranian population, a prevalence as high as 27% has been reported for chronic LBP. So this study was designed to investigate the factors associated with low back pain in Iranian population. Methods/ Design: In Fasa Cohort Study, a branch of Persian cohort study, LBP patients were registered among the participants. A total of 10000 peoples, 1700 patients enrolled in cohort study were registered as LBP patients. In addition to detailed demographic, socioeconomic, anthropometric, nutrition, and medical history, limited physical examinations, determination of physical activity and body composition that was obtained in the cohort study, history of LBP, assessment of the pain severity, McGill pain inventory, and Oswestry questionnaire was filled for the LBP patients. All data are stored online using a dedicated software. Discussion: The cohort study is the best way to collect the necessary information required for policy making in the field of LBP. This study will help in providing some information about LBP in our area to establish a better management of the disease. Moreover, this study will provide many opportunities for clinical trials in this field, and we are going to do interventional studies in the cohort in future.[GMJ.2016;5(4):225-29]

Keywords: Low Back Pain, Cohort Study, Rural Area, Protocol, Fasa

How to Cite

Farjam, M., Askari, A., Hoseinipour, A., Homayounfar, R., Jamshidi, J., Khodabakhshi, F., & Zakeri, H. (2016). A Cohort Study Protocol of Low Back Pain In Rural Area Inhabitants: Fasa Low Back Pain Cohort Study (FABPACS). Galen Medical Journal5(4), 225-29. https://doi.org/10.31661/gmj.v5i4.786