Training health professionals: a comparison of two methods

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Training health professionals to deliver a previously evaluated intervention for the treatment of low back pain; Not Applicable

• Registration Number: ISRCTN82203145
• Lead Sponsor: The University of Warwick (UK)

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2012-12-04
• Last Update Posted: 17 October 2016

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 40

Inclusion Criteria

1. Health care professional in employment
2. Access to/work with sub-acute/chronic LBP population
3. Have the resources (time and space) to run the BeST groups
4. To be able to make the necessary care pathway changes in order implement the individual assessments and 6 group sessions
5. Access to a computer either at home or at work for completion of the i-BeST program
6. Must be willing to attend workshop for training on a pre-specified date
7. Be willing to receive either form of training

Exclusion Criteria

Does not meet inclusion criteria

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Therapist competence in delivering the BeST intervention to patients is measured using the Cognitive Therapy Scale Revised ? Pain tool (CTS-R-Pain).

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1. Participant preference for the intervention or control arm will be recorded prior to randomisation<br>2. A MCQ, developed from the BeST training material, will be used to assess health care professionals? knowledge post intervention.<br>3. Therapists? self-efficacy will be measured using a specific self-efficacy scale. Self-efficacy is a belief in one?s ability to achieve a result or perform a specific task and correlates well with motivation and behaviour (Lorig et al, 1996).<br>4. Satisfaction and acceptance of the intervention will also be assessed using a self-developed MCQ.<br><br>User log-ins, duration of log-ins and materials accessed will also be monitored and recorded for participants in the i-BeST group.