Telehealth Physical Therapy for Chronic Back Pain - Ancillary Study to NCT03859713

NCT ID: NCT05103462

Last Updated: 2021-11-02

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

126 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2020-08-18

Study Completion Date

2021-08-13

Brief Summary

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This study evaluated the feasibility of an 8-week physical therapy program for persons with chronic low back pain provided entirely using telehealth with real-time, interactive video sessions with a physical therapist.

Detailed Description

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At the time of the onset of the COVID pandemic, the research team was conducting a clinical trial (the OPTIMIZE trial) investigating different nonpharmacologic treatments for persons with chronic low back pain (NCT03859713). One intervention arm in this trial is in-person physical therapy. COVID-related restrictions on in-person care prompted suspension of the OPTIMIZE trial. In order to accommodate persons in the midst of receiving treatment at the time of suspension, the study team adapted the in-person protocol for physical therapy for telehealth delivery using two-way, real-time video sessions. Because of the lack of research examining the feasibility of telehealth physical therapy provided in this manner, the study team decided to conduct a pilot study to examine the feasibility of the telehealth protocol.

This study was a prospective, longitudinal cohort of persons with chronic LBP seeking care in one of three healthcare systems; University of Utah Health and Intermountain Healthcare in Salt Lake City, Utah, and Johns Hopkins Medicine in Baltimore, Maryland. All participants were offered up to 8 weekly sessions of telehealth physical therapy. Outcomes included measures of acceptability, appropriateness, feasibility and fidelity as well as effectiveness measures including the Oswestry Disability Index and the PROMIS-29 health domains. Assessments occurred at baseline and after 10- and 26-weeks.

Conditions

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Low Back Pain

Keywords

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Telehealth Physical therapy Chronic pain

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Prospective, longitudinal cohort design
Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

The study has only one arm

Study Groups

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Telehealth Physical Therapy

Weekly sessions of education, advice and exercise instruction provided by a licensed physical therapist using real-time, interactive video conferencing platform.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Telehealth Physical Therapy

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Weekly sessions of physical therapy provided using two-way, interactive, video technology consisting of education, advice and exercise instruction.

Interventions

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Telehealth Physical Therapy

Weekly sessions of physical therapy provided using two-way, interactive, video technology consisting of education, advice and exercise instruction.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Age 18 - 64 years at the time of enrollment.
* Meets NIH Task Force definition of chronic LBP based on two questions: 1) How long has LBP has been an ongoing problem for you? and 2) How often has LBP been an ongoing problem for you over the past 6 months? A response of greater than 3 months to question 1, and "at least half the days in the past 6 months" to question 2 is required to satisfy the NIH definition of chronic LBP.
* Healthcare visit for LBP in the past 90 days.
* At least moderate levels of pain and disability requiring ODI score \>24 and pain intensity rating \> 4.

Exclusion Criteria

* Evidence of serious pathology as a cause of LBP including neoplasm, inflammatory disease (e.g., ankylosing spondylitis), vertebral osteomyelitis, etc.
* Evidence of a specific spinal pathology as the cause of LBP including spine fracture, spinal stenosis, radiculopathy, etc.
* Knowingly pregnant
* Unable to participate in telehealth due to lack of technology or internet access
* Has received physical therapy for LBP in prior 90 days
* Currently receiving substance use disorder treatment
* Any lumbar spine surgery in the past year.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

64 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Intermountain Health Care, Inc.

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Johns Hopkins University

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

University of Utah

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Julie Fritz

Distinguished Professor

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Julie Fritz, PT, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of Utah

Locations

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Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Site Status

Intermountain Health Care

Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

References

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Skolasky RL, Wegener ST, Aaron RV, Ephraim P, Brennan G, Greene T, Lane E, Minick K, Hanley AW, Garland EL, Fritz JM. The OPTIMIZE study: protocol of a pragmatic sequential multiple assessment randomized trial of nonpharmacologic treatment for chronic, nonspecific low back pain. BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2020 May 11;21(1):293. doi: 10.1186/s12891-020-03324-z.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 32393216 (View on PubMed)

Fritz JM, Minick KI, Brennan GP, McGee T, Lane E, Skolasky RL, Thackeray A, Bardsley T, Wegener ST, Hunter SJ. Outcomes of Telehealth Physical Therapy Provided Using Real-Time, Videoconferencing for Patients With Chronic Low Back Pain: A Longitudinal Observational Study. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2022 Oct;103(10):1924-1934. doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2022.04.016. Epub 2022 Jun 3.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 35667399 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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IRB_00116150

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id