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Evaluation of Extended Scope Physiotherapists in an Orthopaedic Outpatient Shoulder Clinic

NCT03343951 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 69

Last updated 2018-08-15

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Summary

This study investigates the agreement between extended scope physiotherapists (ESP) and orthopaedic surgeons (OS) on diagnosis and treatment plan in an orthopaedic outpatient shoulder clinic. Furthermore a cost analysis and an evaluation of the interdisciplinary collaboration at the orthopaedic outpatient shoulder clinic (termed shoulder clinic in the following) will be performed.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

Examination

Patients will be examined twice the same day by an extended scope physiotherapist (ESP) and an orthopaedic surgeon (OS) in random order. They will independently and blinded to each other's opinion register * diagnosis and treatment plan (including need for further diagnostic examinations - i.e. imaging) * if the patient needs a new appointment at the shoulder clinic * if they under usual conditions would discuss their results with the opposite health professional before deciding diagnosis and treatment plan. After the individual examinations the ESP and OS discuss their results and come to an agreement (common decision) regarding the patient's diagnosis, treatment plan and need of a new appointment. Patients will be informed only of the common decision of the ESP and OS.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Central Jutland Regional Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Merete N Madsen, MSc · Silkeborg Regional Hospital

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2017-11-17
Primary Completion
2018-04-13
Completion
2018-06-19

Countries

  • Denmark

Study Locations

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