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Using an internet intervention to support self-management of low back pain in primary care: protocol for a randomised controlled feasibility trial

Using an internet intervention to support self-management of low back pain in primary care: protocol for a randomised controlled feasibility trial
Using an internet intervention to support self-management of low back pain in primary care: protocol for a randomised controlled feasibility trial
Introduction
Low back pain (LBP) is a prevalent and costly condition. The majority of patients experiencing LBP are managed in primary care, where first-line care recommendations consist of advice to self-manage and remain active. Internet interventions present a potential means of providing patients with tailored self-management advice and evidence-based support for increasing physical activity.

Methods/analysis
This protocol describes a single-blind, randomised controlled feasibility trial of an internet intervention developed to support the self-management of LBP in primary care. Patients are being randomised to 1 of 3 groups receiving either usual primary care, usual primary care with the addition of an internet intervention or an internet intervention with physiotherapist telephone support. Patients are followed up at 3?months. Primary outcomes are the feasibility of (1) the trial design/methods, (2) the delivery of the internet intervention and (3) the provision of telephone support by physiotherapists. Secondary outcomes will include exploratory analysis of estimates and variation in clinical outcomes of pain and disability, in order to inform a future main trial.

Ethics/dissemination
This feasibility trial has undergone ethical scrutiny and been approved by the National Health Service (NHS) Research Ethics Committee, REC Reference 13/SC/0202. The feasibility findings will be disseminated to the research community through presentations at conferences and publication in peer review journals. Broader dissemination will come following a definitive trial.

Trial registration number ISRCTN 31034004.
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Geraghty, A.W.A., Stanford, R., Little, P., Roberts, L., Foster, N.E., Hill, J.C., Hay, E., Stuart, B., Turner, D. and Yardley, L. (2015) Using an internet intervention to support self-management of low back pain in primary care: protocol for a randomised controlled feasibility trial. BMJ Open, 5 (9), 1-13. (doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2015-009524). (PMID:26399575)

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Abstract

Introduction
Low back pain (LBP) is a prevalent and costly condition. The majority of patients experiencing LBP are managed in primary care, where first-line care recommendations consist of advice to self-manage and remain active. Internet interventions present a potential means of providing patients with tailored self-management advice and evidence-based support for increasing physical activity.

Methods/analysis
This protocol describes a single-blind, randomised controlled feasibility trial of an internet intervention developed to support the self-management of LBP in primary care. Patients are being randomised to 1 of 3 groups receiving either usual primary care, usual primary care with the addition of an internet intervention or an internet intervention with physiotherapist telephone support. Patients are followed up at 3?months. Primary outcomes are the feasibility of (1) the trial design/methods, (2) the delivery of the internet intervention and (3) the provision of telephone support by physiotherapists. Secondary outcomes will include exploratory analysis of estimates and variation in clinical outcomes of pain and disability, in order to inform a future main trial.

Ethics/dissemination
This feasibility trial has undergone ethical scrutiny and been approved by the National Health Service (NHS) Research Ethics Committee, REC Reference 13/SC/0202. The feasibility findings will be disseminated to the research community through presentations at conferences and publication in peer review journals. Broader dissemination will come following a definitive trial.

Trial registration number ISRCTN 31034004.

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Accepted/In Press date: 4 August 2015
Published date: 23 September 2015
Organisations: Primary Care & Population Sciences

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Local EPrints ID: 381542
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/381542
PURE UUID: baa5a221-e6d0-4529-b289-ae71e707da67
ORCID for A.W.A. Geraghty: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0001-7984-8351
ORCID for P. Little: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0003-3664-1873
ORCID for L. Roberts: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0003-2662-6696
ORCID for L. Yardley: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-3853-883X

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Date deposited: 14 Sep 2015 14:58
Last modified: 12 Jul 2024 01:47

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Author: A.W.A. Geraghty ORCID iD
Author: R. Stanford
Author: P. Little ORCID iD
Author: L. Roberts ORCID iD
Author: N.E. Foster
Author: J.C. Hill
Author: E. Hay
Author: B. Stuart
Author: D. Turner
Author: L. Yardley ORCID iD

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