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The National Musculoskeletal Audit and Research Database

Recruiting
Conditions
Musculoskeletal Diseases
Interventions
Behavioral: Questionnaire
Registration Number
NCT05842915
Lead Sponsor
Keele University
Brief Summary

Developing and testing a musculoskeletal national audit in community/primary care

Detailed Description

This project aims to develop, setup and test an MSK national audit which will use patient and clinician inputted data to measure the quality of care for patients presenting in community MSK services and general practice with common MSK conditions. Secondly this project aims to use the national MSK audit information to understand and improve the quality and consistency of care for MSK patients.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
22000
Inclusion Criteria

(MSK Services)

  • MSK service seeing adult (+18 years) set in community care
  • MSK service with at least 10 WTE HCPs
  • System in place for digital collection of PROM/PREM data

(FCP Services)

  • FCP service seeing adult (+18 years) in primary care
  • FCP service with at least 1 WTE FCP seeing MSK patients
  • Use of EMIS or SYSTMONE
  • Able to implement Midlands FCP template
  • System in place for digital collection of PROM/PREM data

(For patients)

  • +18 years
  • Active phone number or verified email address to participate in the patient questionnaire
  • Able to provide informed consent
Exclusion Criteria

(MSK Services)

* Secondary care MSK services

(For patients)

  • Has declined for data to be part of research as part of consent process
  • Unable to complete surveys due to health issues including severe or terminal illness, severe learning difficulties or psychological disorders

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
First Contact Practitioner (FCP)QuestionnaireA continuous routine-data cohort study involving FCP primary care services aiming to recruit a minimum of 25patients per service from 10 FCP services, with complete data from at least 25 patients at baseline and 3-month follow up per service for each 12-month period. Data collection will involve: Patient survey (to collect outcomes and experiences) Organisational characteristics (collected via a survey to service leads and via publicly available national sources) Electronic health record (EHR) data (collected via a standardised FCP template and search within EHR systems)
MSK Community ServicesQuestionnaireA continuous routine-data cohort study involving MSK Community Services, aiming to recruit a minimum of 250 patients per service from a minimum of 10 MSK services, with complete data from at least 250 patients at baseline and 3-month follow up per service for each 12-month period. Data collection will involve: Patient survey (to collect outcomes and experiences) Organisational characteristics (collected via a survey to service leads and via publicly available national sources)
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
To provide a secure national MSK research database for participating MSK providers to upload their routinely collected data.12 months
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
To develop a standard dashboard and reporting system that supports an ongoing automated process to analyse and present the data for quality improvement purposes.12 months

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Keele University

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Keele, Staffordshire, United Kingdom

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