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Efficacy of an Online Educational Program to Change Back Pain Beliefs in Physical Therapists

NCT05661968 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 106

Last updated 2023-08-01

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Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to investigate the efficacy of an online educational program for physical therapists to change back pain beliefs. The main questions it aims to answer are:

\- What is the effect of an online educational program to change beliefs about the management of back pain in physical therapists?

A total of 106 physical therapists will be recruited for this study. Participants will be randomized into two groups: intervention and control groups. The intervention group will receive a 6-week online educational program including recommendations from international clinical practice guidelines for the management of back pain. The control group will not receive any intervention. The outcomes of this trial include beliefs about management of back pain and imaging exams and will be assessed at baseline and 6 weeks after randomization.

Conditions

  • Low Back Pain

Interventions

OTHER

Online educational program

The intervention group will receive an online educational program, containing current information on low back pain management according to international clinical practice guidelines. Program content includes recommendations on assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of low back pain. The online program has 6 units of studies, with the content offered in the formats of video classes, infographics, texts, websites and clinical cases. The participant must complete the course within 6 weeks and will be able to set their own pace. Participants in the intervention group will receive their login and access password via email.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Federal University of Minas Gerais

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Rafael Z Pinto, PhD · Universidade Federal de Minas Geral

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2023-02-01
Primary Completion
2023-07-28
Completion
2023-07-28

Countries

  • Brazil

Study Locations

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