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Reconceptualising patient-reported outcome measures for back pai

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Back pain management by chiropractors in private settings
Musculoskeletal Diseases
Registration Number
ISRCTN82172279
Lead Sponsor
niversity of Southampton
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
300
Inclusion Criteria

Chiropractors:
1. Be registered with the General Chiropractic Council
2. Speak and read English fluently, as the PROM used within this study has not been translated into other languages and independently assessed for validity and reliability
3. Be able to comply with all study procedures

Patients:
1. Be at least 16 years old. Due to the biological and psychological differences between children, adolescents and adults, children and adolescents have been excluded from the scope of this project
2. Speak and read English fluently. As with the chiropractors, the inclusion criteria of speaking and reading English fluently has been set so study participants may coherently understand the questions in the PROMs used in the study
3. Be a private patient presenting to the musculoskeletal clinic
4. Present to the clinic with self-reported back pain

Exclusion Criteria

Chiropractors:
1. Chiropractors who are not registered with the General Chiropractic Council
2. Chiropractors who cannot speak and read English fluently

Patients:
1. Patients who are under 16 years old
2. Patients who cannot speak and read English fluently
3. NHS patients presenting to the musculoskeletal clinic
4. Patients who do not have self-reported back pain

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Back pain (physical functioning and disability) measured with the Roland-Morris Questionnaire at baseline and 90 days
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
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