Racial and Socioeconomic Differences in Chronic Low Back Pain
Washington University School of Medicine
Summary
The purpose of this research study is to gain a better understanding of how people's racial background and socioeconomic status (e.g., income, education, and employment) impact their experiences of chronic low back pain (cLBP).
Eligibility
- Age range
- 18–85 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- No
Inclusion: * Non-specific cLBP that has persisted for at least 3 months and has resulted in pain on at least half the days in the past 6 months. * Age 18 - 85; the lower end of this age range was chosen to capture the growing prevalence of young adults with cLBP, and participants over 85 years are increasingly likely to meet one or more exclusion criteria. * Participants report ethnic group as non-Hispanic and racial group as either Black/African American or White/Caucasian. Exclusion: * Low back pain that is attributable to other factors such as ankylosing spondylitis, infection, malignanc…
Location
- Washington University School of MedicineSt Louis, Missouri