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Study protocol : improving patient choice in treating low back pain (IMPACT - LBP) : a randomised controlled trial of a decision support package for use in physical therapy

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Patel, Shilpa, Brown, Sally, Friede, Tim, Griffiths, Frances, Lord, J., Ngunjiri, Anne, Thistlethwaite, Jill, Tysall, Colin, Woolvine, Mark and Underwood, M. (Martin) M.D.. (2011) Study protocol : improving patient choice in treating low back pain (IMPACT - LBP) : a randomised controlled trial of a decision support package for use in physical therapy. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, Vol.12 (No.52). ISSN 1471-2474

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Abstract

Background: Low back pain is a common and costly condition. There are several treatment options for people suffering from back pain, but there are few data on how to improve patients’ treatment choices. This study will test the effects of a decision support package (DSP), designed to help patients seeking care for back pain to make better, more informed choices about their treatment within a physiotherapy department. The package will be designed to assist both therapist and patient. Methods/Design: Firstly, in collaboration with physiotherapists, patients and experts in the field of decision support and decision aids, we will develop the DSP. The work will include: a literature and evidence review; secondary analysis of existing qualitative data; exploration of patients’ perspectives through focus groups and exploration of experts’ perspectives using a nominal group technique and a Delphi study. Secondly, we will carry out a pilot single centre randomised controlled trial within NHS Coventry Community Physiotherapy. We will randomise physiotherapists to receive either training for the DSP or not. We will randomly allocate patients seeking treatment for non specific low back pain to either a physiotherapist trained in decision support or to receive usual care. Our primary outcome measure will be patient satisfaction with treatment at three month follow-up. We will also estimate the cost-effectiveness of the intervention, and assess the value of conducting further research. Discussion: Informed shared decision-making should be an important part of any clinical consultation, particularly when there are several treatments, which potentially have moderate effects. The results of this pilot will help us determine the benefits of improving the decision-making process in clinical practice on patient satisfaction.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Subjects:	R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine
Divisions:	Faculty of Social Sciences > School of Health and Social Studies Faculty of Medicine > Warwick Medical School > Health Sciences Faculty of Medicine > Warwick Medical School
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH):	Backache -- Treatment, Decision support systems, Physical therapy -- Decision making -- Computer programs
Journal or Publication Title:	BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
Publisher:	BioMed Central Ltd.
ISSN:	1471-2474
Date:	25 February 2011
Volume:	Vol.12
Number:	No.52
Identification Number:	10.1186/1471-2474-12-52
Status:	Peer Reviewed
Publication Status:	Published
Access rights to Published version:	Open Access
Funder:	National Institute for Health Research (Great Britain) (NIHR), Advantage West Midlands (AWM), Birmingham Science City
Grant number:	PB-PG-0808-17039 (NIHR)
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URI:	http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/id/eprint/34588