Coordinating Teams in Primary Health Care.

October 19, 2021 updated by: Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Coordination Between General Practitioners and Physical Therapists in Primary Health Care for Musculoskeletal Pain: Effect on Sick Leave and Referral to Specialist Care.

Patients who suffer from musculoskeletal pain often have more than one diagnosis. These patients mostly have to wait a long time for the doctor's examination and treatment, and they also often have a sick leave for a long period of time. The investigators expect that treatment and follow-up by an coordinating interdisciplinary team can improve these patients opportunity to function, increase their quality of life, and decrease their pain. The purpose of this study is to investigate if use of a coordinating interdisciplinary team in primary health care will result in reduced sick leave compared with practice as usual, and give fewer referrals to specialized health services and private rehabilitation centers. Research data will be obtained from the patients journals, questionnaires, and clinical examinations..

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

969

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Norway
      • Stjørdal, Norway
        • Stjørdal Legesenter
      • Trondheim, Norway
        • Persaunet Legesenter
      • Trondheim, Norway
        • Rosten legesenter
      • Trondheim, Norway
        • Sjøsiden Legesenter

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

21 years to 58 years (ADULT)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • patient in one of the participating general practices
  • musculoskeletal complaints in 3 years before start of this study
  • informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

-

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
  • Allocation: RANDOMIZED
  • Interventional Model: PARALLEL
  • Masking: SINGLE

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
EXPERIMENTAL: coordinating primary health care 1
musculoskeletal pain care by a coordinating team of one general practitioner and two physical therapists
Other: coordinating primary health care
ACTIVE_COMPARATOR: usual primary health care 1
usual care of musculoskeletal pain in general practice
Other: usual primary health care
EXPERIMENTAL: coordinating primary health care 2
musculoskeletal pain care by a coordinating team of one general practitioner and two physical therapists
Other: coordinating primary health care
ACTIVE_COMPARATOR: usual primary health care 2
usual care of musculoskeletal pain in general practice
Other: usual primary health care

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
change in sick leave
Time Frame: 3 years
average number of days sick leave during 3 years pre-intervention and during the first, second and third year of the study
3 years
referrals to specialist care
Time Frame: 3 years
number of referrals to specialist care including private rehabilitation centers
3 years

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Investigators

  • Study Director: Siv Mørkved, prof phd, Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (ACTUAL)

December 1, 2013

Primary Completion (ACTUAL)

August 1, 2018

Study Completion (ACTUAL)

August 1, 2018

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

December 19, 2013

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

December 19, 2013

First Posted (ESTIMATE)

December 25, 2013

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (ACTUAL)

October 27, 2021

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 19, 2021

Last Verified

October 1, 2021

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 2012/1232

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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