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Physiotherapist-Led Care for Back Pain

N/A
Recruiting
Led By Jordan Miller, PhD
Research Sponsored by Jordan Miller, PT, PhD
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
Be older than 18 years old
Must not have
Patients for whom the cause of their back pain is cancer
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up 6-week, 12-week, 6-month, 9-month, and 12-month follow-up
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Summary

This trial will test a new primary care model for back pain that involves physiotherapists. It will evaluate the impacts of this model on individuals and the healthcare system in Canada.

Who is the study for?
This trial is for adults over 19 with low back pain seeking primary care at a participating site. It's not for those who can't consent, don't understand English, or have cancer-related back pain.
What is being tested?
The study compares a new physiotherapist-led primary care model against usual care to see how it affects individuals and the healthcare system in managing low back pain.
What are the potential side effects?
Since this trial involves physiotherapy rather than medication, side effects may include temporary increased discomfort or muscle soreness following treatment.

Eligibility Criteria

Exclusion Criteria

You may be eligible for the trial if you check “No” for criteria below:
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My back pain is caused by cancer.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~6-week, 12-week, 6-month, 9-month, and 12-month follow-up
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 6-week, 12-week, 6-month, 9-month, and 12-month follow-up for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Study objectives can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary study objectives
Adverse Events
Catastrophic Thinking
Depressive Symptoms
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Secondary study objectives
Access to Physiotherapy Services
Costs
Education Provided by Health Care Provider
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Other study objectives
Baseline characteristics
Comorbidity
Participant Treatment Fidelity

Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
Group I: Physiotherapist-led primary care model for back painExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
The index intervention will incorporate a PT within the primary care team and make them available at the first point of contact for people with low back pain. There will be 4 key components of this intervention: 1) Initial assessment and screening; 2) Brief individualized intervention at first visit; 3) Health services navigation; 4) Providing additional PT care for people with an unmet need (e.g., no insurance coverage for PT).
Group II: Usual careActive Control1 Intervention
The physician-led primary care intervention will be unstandardized to best reflect standard clinical practice in Canada. This usually includes a visit to a primary care physician, who would perform a history and physical examination, provide LBP education, order diagnostic imaging, prescribe medications and/or refer based on their assessment findings and patient preferences.
Treatment
First Studied
Drug Approval Stage
How many patients have taken this drug
Physiotherapist-led primary care model for back pain
2017
N/A
~100

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Jordan Miller, PT, PhDLead Sponsor
2 Previous Clinical Trials
308 Total Patients Enrolled
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)OTHER_GOV
1,373 Previous Clinical Trials
26,517,682 Total Patients Enrolled
Jordan Miller, PhDPrincipal InvestigatorQueen's University
7 Previous Clinical Trials
1,273 Total Patients Enrolled

Media Library

Physiotherapist-led primary care model for back pain Clinical Trial Eligibility Overview. Trial Name: NCT04287413 — N/A
Lower Back Pain Research Study Groups: Physiotherapist-led primary care model for back pain, Usual care
Lower Back Pain Clinical Trial 2023: Physiotherapist-led primary care model for back pain Highlights & Side Effects. Trial Name: NCT04287413 — N/A
Physiotherapist-led primary care model for back pain 2023 Treatment Timeline for Medical Study. Trial Name: NCT04287413 — N/A
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