Comparison of different models of providing physiotherapy care for people with simple musculoskeletal injuries presenting to Emergency Department

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Peripheral musculoskeletal injuries; Injuries and Accidents - Other injuries and accidents; Musculoskeletal - Other muscular and skeletal disorders

• Registration Number: ACTRN12607000607471
• Lead Sponsor: Eastern Health

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2007-11-26
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 320

Inclusion Criteria

1. Present to Emergency Department at Eastern Health at Box Hill, Maroondah or Angliss Hospitals
2. Simple peripheral musculoskeletal injury (e.g. ankle sprain, knee injury, shoulder strain, elow or wrist injury)

Exclusion Criteria

1. The injury results from significant trauma such as motor vehicle accident, or a fall from a height > 1 m
2. Red flags indicating serious pathology are identified
3. Patient presents with any of the following: open fracture, unreduced dislocation, open wounds, loss of consciousness, shortness of breath with chest pain and left arm pain, dizziness or headache, complex co-morbidities, pregnancy, neck pain, or low back pain

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified