Pilot implementation of the Fear Reduction Exercised Early (FREE) approach to low back pai

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: ow back pain; Low back pain; Musculoskeletal - Other muscular and skeletal disorders

• Registration Number: ACTRN12616000896471
• Lead Sponsor: Dr Ben Darlow

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2016-07-07
• Study Completion: 2021-07-02
• Last Update Posted: 6 December 2021

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 123

Inclusion Criteria

GP participants will be eligible for the study if they meet the following criteria:
1) New Zealand registered GP
2) Working within the Hutt Valley, Wairarapa, Wellington, or Kapiti regions
3) Have agreed to attend the FREE approach training sessions

Patient participants will be eligible for the study if they meet the following criteria:
1) Attended a GP who has been interviewed as part of the FREE implementation study with a primary complaint of LBP which had been present for less than 6 weeks
2) Over 18 years of age

Exclusion Criteria

GP participants will not be eligible for the study if they:
1) Have participated in pilot testing
2) Have been participants in a parallel RCT (60/134 GPs in the Hutt Valley)
3) Do not attend the initial FREE training workshop

Patient participants will not be eligible for the study if they:
1) Are unable to communicate in English
2) Have not been exposed to the FREE approach (assessed via Medtech consultation notes and/or patient inquiry related to FREE resources)

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
GP beliefs about back pain measured with the Back Pain Attitudes Questionnaire (Back-PAQ)[4 months after initial training workshop (also measured at 4 weeks - following the refresher training session)];Attitudes to pain and impairment measured with the Health Care Providers Pain and Impairment Relationship Scale (HC-PAIRS)[4 months after initial training workshop (also measured at 4 weeks - following the refresher training session)]