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National Recommendations and the Actual Rehabilitation Provided for Low Back Pain Patients

NCT03426410 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 230

Last updated 2018-06-11

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Purpose and background:

The purpose of the study is to investigate physiotherapeutic courses of rehabilitation in the primary sector for low back pain patients. This is done by identifying both how physiotherapeutic rehabilitation is organized in the primary sector and further what different types of physiotherapeutic interventions are offered for this patient group. Furthermore the study aims to evaluate to what extent existing physiotherapeutic rehabilitation practice adheres with the national and international guidelines and recommendations for low back pain rehabilitation.

Methods:

A quantitative survey is carried out, which includes development and validation of a questionnaire for the purpose, and this is subsequently distributed electronically to private and public providers of physiotherapy rehabilitation in all 19 municipalities in Central Denmark Region. Approximately 500 physiotherapists will be asked to participate in the survey in the period February to March 2018.

Conditions

  • Guideline Adherence
  • Low Back Pain

Interventions

OTHER

Survey

Electronic survey containing a questionnaire regarding knowledge and use of national guidelines of low back pain rehabilitation, type and frequency of cross sectional communication, attitudes and beliefs about back pain and two patient vignettes.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Central Jutland Regional Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Nanna Rolving, PhD · Silkeborg Regional Hospital

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-02-06
Primary Completion
2018-05-01
Completion
2018-05-01

Countries

  • Denmark

Study Locations

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