Coordinating Teams in Primary Health Care.

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Musculoskeletal Diseases
• Interventions: Other: usual primary health care; Other: coordinating primary health care

• Registration Number: NCT02020772
• Lead Sponsor: Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Brief Summary

Patients who suffer from musculoskeletal pain often have more than one diagnosis. These patients mostly have to wait a long time for the doctor's examination and treatment, and they also often have a sick leave for a long period of time. The investigators expect that treatment and follow-up by an coordinating interdisciplinary team can improve these patients opportunity to function, increase their quality of life, and decrease their pain. The purpose of this study is to investigate if use of a coordinating interdisciplinary team in primary health care will result in reduced sick leave compared with practice as usual, and give fewer referrals to specialized health services and private rehabilitation centers. Research data will be obtained from the patients journals, questionnaires, and clinical examinations..

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2013-12
• Study First Submitted: 2013-12-19
• Study First Submitted QC: 2013-12-19
• Study First Posted: 2013-12-25
• Primary Completion: 2018-08-01
• Study Completion: 2018-08-01
• Status Verified: 2021-10
• Last Update Submitted: 2021-10-19
• Last Update Posted: 2021-10-27

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 969

Inclusion Criteria

• patient in one of the participating general practices
• musculoskeletal complaints in 3 years before start of this study
• informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
usual primary health care 1	usual primary health care	usual care of musculoskeletal pain in general practice
usual primary health care 2	usual primary health care	usual care of musculoskeletal pain in general practice
coordinating primary health care 2	coordinating primary health care	musculoskeletal pain care by a coordinating team of one general practitioner and two physical therapists
coordinating primary health care 1	coordinating primary health care	musculoskeletal pain care by a coordinating team of one general practitioner and two physical therapists

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
change in sick leave	3 years	average number of days sick leave during 3 years pre-intervention and during the first, second and third year of the study
referrals to specialist care	3 years	number of referrals to specialist care including private rehabilitation centers

Trial Locations

Locations (4)

Stjørdal Legesenter; 🇳🇴 Stjørdal, Norway

Sjøsiden Legesenter; 🇳🇴 Trondheim, Norway

Persaunet Legesenter; 🇳🇴 Trondheim, Norway

Rosten Legesenter; 🇳🇴 Trondheim, Norway