What is the Effect of a Course for Treatment Providers on Their Patient Outcome
Does Training in Psychosocial Methods for Treatment Providers Improve Outcome for Pain Patients at Risk of Long-Term Disability? A Randomised Controlled Trail of a Course for Physical Therapists
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Brief Summary
The goal is to acquire more in-depth knowledge on physical therapists' attitudes towards and beliefs about psychosocial factors in back pain, how physical therapists integrate psychosocial factors into their clinical practice and the effects of a training program for physical therapists in psychosocial factors on clinical practice and thereby on patient outcome in terms of disability, pain, catastrophizing, and treatment satisfaction.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P75+ for not_applicable pain
Started Sep 2004
Typical duration for not_applicable pain
1 active site
Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
September 1, 2004
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
August 1, 2006
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
August 1, 2006
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
May 13, 2009
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
May 15, 2009
CompletedMay 15, 2009
May 1, 2009
1.9 years
May 13, 2009
May 13, 2009
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Disability
treatment start and 6 month follow up
Secondary Outcomes (4)
catastrophizing
treatment start and 6 month follow up
treatment satisfaction
6 month follow up
satisfaction with treatment result
6 month follow up
Pain
treatment start and 6 month follow up
Study Arms (2)
control group
NO INTERVENTIONCourse on psychosocial factors
ACTIVE COMPARATORan eight day university training course for physical therapists designed to integrating psychosocial factors in clinical practice on a patient level
Interventions
an eight day university training course on psychosocial factors for physical therapists
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Musculoskeletal pain,
- Age between 18 and 65
You may not qualify if:
- Sick leave for more than 3 months during the past year as a result of present the musculoskeletal pain problem
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (1)
Mälardalens högskola
Eskilstuna, Sweden
Related Publications (1)
Overmeer T, Boersma K, Denison E, Linton SJ. Does teaching physical therapists to deliver a biopsychosocial treatment program result in better patient outcomes? A randomized controlled trial. Phys Ther. 2011 May;91(5):804-19. doi: 10.2522/ptj.20100079. Epub 2011 Mar 30.
PMID: 21451098DERIVED
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- STUDY DIRECTOR
Steven J Linton, PH.D.
Center for Health and Medical Psychology and School of Law, Psychology, and Social Work, Örebro University, Sweden
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- NONE
- Purpose
- TREATMENT
- Intervention Model
- CROSSOVER
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER GOV
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
May 13, 2009
First Posted
May 15, 2009
Study Start
September 1, 2004
Primary Completion
August 1, 2006
Study Completion
August 1, 2006
Last Updated
May 15, 2009
Record last verified: 2009-05