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

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

106 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2023-02-01

Study Completion Date

2023-07-28

Brief Summary

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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.

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Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Low Back Pain

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Online educational program

A 6-week educational program delivered online based on information and recommendations from international clinical practice guidelines for the management of back pain.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Online educational program

Intervention Type OTHER

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.

Control group

The control group will receive no intervention and will be instructed to follow their clinical practice normally.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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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.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* must be a licensed physical therapist;
* currently managing patients with low back pain, regardless of the duration of symptoms, in clinical practice;
* if not currently managing patients with low back pain, participants must have treated at least one patient in the last month.

(Patients with low back pain are defined as those patients reporting pain between the lower border of the last vertebral ribs and the gluteal fold, with or without pain referred to the lower limb).