Triaging Patients With Musculoskeletal Disorders Directly to Physiotherapists at Primary Health Care Clinics.

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

TERMINATED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

55 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2014-08-31

Study Completion Date

2019-03-31

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to determine whether initial triaging to physiotherapists of patients with musculoskeletal disorders who seek health care from primary care clinics affects the patients health and/or health care utilization differently than initial consultation with a general practitioner.

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Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Musculoskeletal Disorders

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Caregivers Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Initially triaged to physiotherapist

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Initially triaged to physiotherapist

Intervention Type OTHER

Initially triaged to physician

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Initially triaged to physician

Intervention Type OTHER

Interventions

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Initially triaged to physiotherapist

Intervention Type OTHER

Initially triaged to physician

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* seeking primary care clinic for musculoskeletal disorder
* age 16-67 years
* speaks enough Swedish or English to understand the patient information and complete the questionnaires
* triage nurse judges it suitable to triage participant to physiotherapist

Exclusion Criteria

* has received treatment at the clinic by physician or physiotherapist during the preceding month for the same problem
* seeking for chronic musculoskeletal disorder with unchanged symptoms the latest 3 months and for which the patient has already tried physiotherapy
* seeking for help with medical aids other than crutches
* is in need of home care
* has been included in the study earlier

Minimum Eligible Age

16 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

67 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No