Table 2 Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria | Rationale | Sources |
|---|---|---|
Gross cognitive impairment | Condition which would make it difficult for a person to consent and partake in the study | TS/S |
Active suicidal ideation or severe depression | Â | S |
Previous attendance in the active treatment groups | Possible bias due to prior exposure to treatment groups | TS/S |
Participating in any interventional research study or completed participation in the last 2 months; enrollment in an observational study is acceptable | Treatment interference | TS/S |
Current substance abuse | Â | S |
Clear likelihood to disrupt fellow class participants (e.g. personality disorder) at the discretion of the study team | Â | TS/S |
Any radicular symptoms | Study restricted to low back pain | TS/S |
Ongoing legal or disability claim, Worker’s Comp (permanent and stationary disability not exclusionary) |  | TS/S |
Currently pregnant or planning to become pregnant | Â | TS/S |
Average pain intensity < 4/10 for the past month at screening visit | Back pain too moderate to treat and to detect improvement | A, TS/S |
Disorders indicated by the MINI self-report questionnaire will be characterized and participants may be excluded at the discretion of the researcher | Condition which would make it difficult for a person to partake in treatments (e.g. social anxiety disorder would inhibit a person’s ability to fully participate in group treatment) | S |