Efficacy of an online decision aid in improving understanding of opioid use in the management of lower back pain (LBP) and osteoarthritis (OA)

Not Applicable

• Conditions: ow back pain; Knee osteoarthritis; Musculoskeletal - Osteoarthritis; Hip osteoarthritis; Low back pain; Musculoskeletal - Other muscular and skeletal disorders; Public Health - Health promotion/education

• Registration Number: ACTRN12624000656538
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of Sydney

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2024-05-21
• Last Update Posted: 27 May 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ot yet recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 320

Inclusion Criteria

To be included participants must meet the following inclusion criteria:
•Aged 50 years or above, and;
•Living in Australia, and;
•Currently experiencing LBP, or;
•Having been diagnosed with hip, or knee OA by a medical professional.

Exclusion Criteria

Potential participants will be excluded if any of the following are present:
•Unable to complete questionnaires in English;
•Spinal surgery or joint replacement in the past 12 months;
•Using opioid medication for other reasons apart from musculoskeletal pain.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Behavioural intent[Behavioural intent will be the primary outcome measured before and immediately after the viewing of the video(s). This will be measured on a scale of 1 (not at all likely) to 5 (extremely likely) for the question, How likely are you to avoid/reduce your use of opioid medications to manage your LBP or hip or knee OA?). This outcome will be assessed before and after participants watch the two intervention videos or the one attention control video depending on if they have been randomly allocated to the intervention or the control arm.]