Exploring interaction in back pain consultations

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Back pain; Musculoskeletal Diseases

• Registration Number: ISRCTN01354132
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of Southampton (UK)

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2013-05-07
• Last Update Posted: 17 October 2016

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 132

Inclusion Criteria

Physiotherapists:
1. Registered with the Health and Care Professions Council
2. Band 6 grade working within the musculoskeletal outpatient service at Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust
3. Treating patients with back pain.

Patients:
1. Aged 18 or over, either sex
2. Referred to the outpatient physiotherapy service
3. Reporting back pain
4. With or without referred leg pain
5. Not having received any physical therapy (NHS or private) in the previous three months

Exclusion Criteria

Physiotherapists:
1. Not fulfilling the inclusion criteria or
2. If they have been involved in either of the first two studies in this research programme, from which the content of the educational workshop was derived.

Patients:
1. If they present with 'red flags' (signs / symptoms suggesting possible serious spinal pathology)
2. If they have received spinal surgery during this care episode
3. If they have another musculoskeletal disorder that is more troublesome than their back pain
4. If they have a serious psychiatric or psychological condition identified by the referring doctor; or
5. If they are unable to communicate in English without assistance

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified