Clinical Practice Guidelines for Neck and Low Back Pain in Outpatient Physical Therapy

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

1441 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2018-08-14

Study Completion Date

2022-03-08

Brief Summary

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This study will investigate implementation of a process to enhance Clinical Practice Guideline (CPG) adherence to limit unwarranted variability in initial treatment decisions with high potential for providing more effective and efficient physical therapy management for patients with neck and low back pain.

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Detailed Description

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Effective implementation of CPGs to augment initial clinical decision making during physical therapy management of patients with spine related musculoskeletal pain will have several important goals: 1) improve patient pain and disability outcomes, 2) limit over utilization of physical therapy services, and 3) increase adherence to limit unwarranted variation in clinical practice. This proposed pilot study proposal will test if a multifaceted intervention strategy for implementation of neck and low back CPG meets these goals and provide necessary data for larger system wide implementation efforts.

Specific Aim 1: Determine if physical therapy clinics that receive neck and low back pain (LBP) clinical practice guideline (CPG) training are associated with improved patient outcomes compared to those that have not received training. Neck and LBP specific disability and pain intensity will be assessed at intake, on a weekly basis and at discharge (Specific Aim 1a). Secondary patient outcomes will consist of patient satisfaction scores (Specific Aim 1b). Statistical analyses will evaluate for temporal effects of training considering the stepped wedge study design.

Specific Aim 2: Determine if multifaceted interventions for CPG implementation positively impacts physical therapist beliefs, attitudes, knowledge and behaviors over time. CPG adherence (by clinicians) will be indirectly assessed using quantitative and qualitative methods consisting of: 1) clinician checklists, 2) clinician questionnaires, 3) quality indicators, and 4) total proportion outcome measure assessments (Specific Aim 2).

Conditions

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Neck Pain Low Back Pain

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NON_RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

cross-sectional stepped wedge design

Primary Study Purpose

HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Physical Therapists - CPG

Cross-sectional stepped wedge design with 16 physical therapy clinics (including approximately 40 physical therapists) being allocated to one of 4 sequences that differ in CPG implementation time (each sequence consisting of 4 clinics). This proposed study will be conducted over 68 weeks, with the initial 12 weeks serving as a baseline washout phase (before any clinic has received training), then 4 clinics crossing over from standard care (control) to CPG and decision support tool implementation (intervention) approximately every 8 weeks until week 44 when all 4 sequences (16 clinics) have completed training.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Clinical Practice Guideline Implementation

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

The Study team will use several methods from the implementation strategy taxonomy of the Effective Practice and Organization of Care (EPOC) classification system to improve our likelihood for successful neck and low back pain implementation consisting of: 1) educational materials, workshops and outreach visits from trainers; 2) external consultant testimonials; 3) iterative quality improvement processes (including ongoing analysis of clinician feedback to improve process); 4) routine collection of patient reported outcomes to engage discussion among clinician groups and outpatient division leaders) and 5) local organization consensus process (including feedback from key outpatient division stakeholders).

Physical Therapists - Control

This proposed study will be conducted over 68 weeks, with the initial 12 weeks serving as a baseline washout phase (before any clinic has received training), then 4 clinics crossing over from standard care (control) to CPG and decision support tool implementation (intervention) approximately every 8 weeks until week 44 when all 4 sequences (16 clinics) have completed training.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Standard Care

Intervention Type OTHER

Considering the stepped wedge design with a 12-week washout phase, clinics will be providing standard physical therapy prior to receiving clinical practice guideline training.

Interventions

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Clinical Practice Guideline Implementation

The Study team will use several methods from the implementation strategy taxonomy of the Effective Practice and Organization of Care (EPOC) classification system to improve our likelihood for successful neck and low back pain implementation consisting of: 1) educational materials, workshops and outreach visits from trainers; 2) external consultant testimonials; 3) iterative quality improvement processes (including ongoing analysis of clinician feedback to improve process); 4) routine collection of patient reported outcomes to engage discussion among clinician groups and outpatient division leaders) and 5) local organization consensus process (including feedback from key outpatient division stakeholders).

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Standard Care

Considering the stepped wedge design with a 12-week washout phase, clinics will be providing standard physical therapy prior to receiving clinical practice guideline training.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* 18 years of age or older
* Receiving outpatient physical therapy for a diagnosis covered in previously published CPGs for neck or LBP
* Able to read and comprehend English language (necessary for completion of self-report e-forms)