Internet intervention supporting management of low back pain in primary care

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Topic: Primary Care Research Network for England; Subtopic: Not Assigned; Disease: All Diseases; Musculoskeletal Diseases

• Registration Number: ISRCTN31034004
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of Southampton (UK)

Brief Summary

2018 results in: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29525768 2019 qualitative results in https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31841156 (added 17/12/2019)

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2013-11-08
• Study Completion: 2015-12-01
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 87

Inclusion Criteria

1. Access to the internet and an active email address
2. Current low back pain
3. Prior presentation in primary care with low back pain (for those invited directly from practice lists)
4. An ability to read/understand English without assistance
Lower Age Limit 18 years

Exclusion Criteria

1. Patients under 18
2. Clinical indicators of potentially serious spinal disease (indicated through a 'red flag' screen. Red flags are rare in primary care, thus we expect the majority of patients with low back pain to be eligible for this trail)
3. Those patients without the internet will be ineligible for this trial and will be offered usual care

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified