Predictors of web-based follow-up response in the Prevention Of Low Back Pain In The Military Trial (POLM).

ABSTRACT:

Background

Achieving adequate follow-up in clinical trials is essential to establish the validity of the findings. Achieving adequate response rates reduces bias and increases probability that the findings can be generalized to the population of interest. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to determine the influence of attention, demographic, psychological, and health status factors on web-based response rates in the ongoing Prevention of Low Back Pain in the Military (POLM) trial.

Methods

Twenty companies of Soldiers (n = 4,325) were cluster randomized to complete a traditional exercise program including sit-ups (TEP) with or without a psychosocial educational program (PSEP) or a core stabilization exercise program (CSEP) with or without PSEP. A subgroup of Soldiers (

SUBMITTER: Childs JD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3127808 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature