Investigating an innovative means of delivering musculoskeletal primary healthcare to improve patient outcomes and reduce cost.

Not Applicable

• Conditions: ow Back Pain; Neck pain; Osteoarthritis of the Knee; Whiplash; Low Back Pain; Musculoskeletal - Other muscular and skeletal disorders; Musculoskeletal - Osteoarthritis; Public Health - Health service research

• Registration Number: ACTRN12619000871145
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of Sydney

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2019-06-19
• Last Update Posted: 15 July 2019

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ot yet recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 1132

Inclusion Criteria

Low back pain, neck pain or whiplash, knee Osteoarthritis (OA): Within 4 weeks of seeking care.
Proficient in written and spoken English.
Non-specific low back or neck pain and/or grade I-III whiplash associated disorder (WAD) aged 18-65 years.
Knee OA only: 45 years of age or older, experience activity-related joint pain and have either no morning joint pain, or have joint stiffness lasting < 30 minutes. Inclusion of participants at all stages of the disease, with the exception of those who have undergone or are scheduled for joint replacement surgery.

Exclusion Criteria

Known or suspected serious spinal pathology (e.g. metastatic disease of the spine)
Confirmed fracture or dislocation at time of injury (WAD IV).
Extreme depression defined as at risk of self-harm (answering yes to Item 9 of the Patient Health Questionaire-9 (PHQ-9)).
Above average health according to the SF12 (>80/100 on the transformed score)
Knee OA patients excluded if they have undergone or are scheduled for joint replacement surgery.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified