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- Clinical Trial NCT03127826
Validation of the STarT Back Screening Tool in the Military
Validation of the STarT Back Screening Tool in the Primary Care Management of Low Back Pain in the Military Health System: A Randomized Trial of Risk-stratified vs. Usual Care
Study Overview
Status
Intervention / Treatment
Detailed Description
Study Type
Enrollment (Actual)
Phase
- Not Applicable
Contacts and Locations
Study Locations
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Texas
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San Antonio, Texas, United States, 78219
- Brooke Army Medical Center
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Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Genders Eligible for Study
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- Males and females who are between the ages of 18-50 years old
- Primary complaint of LBP for any duration, with or without associated radiculopathy
- Can speak and understand English
- Be willing and able to give full, informed written consent
Exclusion Criteria:
- Red Flags: Any potentially serious or systemic disorders (e.g., cauda equina compression, inflammatory arthritis, compression fracture, malignancy, infection, severe neurological progression), serious illness or comorbidity
- Spinal surgery in the past 24 months
- Current pregnancy (or within the last 6 months)
- Already receiving treatment (other than primary care) for this episode of LBP
- Inability to attend regular treatment sessions
- Pending litigation or a medical evaluation board
Study Plan
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Primary Purpose: Treatment
- Allocation: Randomized
- Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
- Masking: Double
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / Arm |
Intervention / Treatment |
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Active Comparator: Usual Care
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Usual care at the general practitioner's discretion
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Experimental: Risk Stratified Care
Low Risk:
Medium Risk and High Risk
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Physical therapists providing care will all have attended live training in PIPT principles and be involved in monthly continuing education on these principles. The use of specific principles is guided by the patient's risk stratification (as determined by the STarT Back Tool). Medium Risk: - Reassurance will be provided to address specific concerns related to their LBP and implications on work High Risk: - Physical therapy will be psychologically augmented with the assessment of biopsychosocial risk factors and the adoption of cognitive behavioral principles that explore patient concerns and address unhelpful beliefs and behaviors, including tailored education (e.g., stress management and pain neuroscience), graded exercise, & graded exposure |
What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Roland-Morris Disability Questionnaire (RMDQ)
Time Frame: 1 year
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The focus of the interventions is directed towards the secondary prevention of disabling back pain.
The RMDQ will be used to assess physical disability.
The RMDQ is a recommended disability measure that it is widely used in LBP studies in primary care and was the primary outcome used in the STarT Back trial by Hill et al. (2011).
The form provides 24 statements and prompts the participant by stating "When your back hurts, you may find it difficult to do some of the things you normally do."
Then it states, "Mark only the sentences that describe you today."
Examples include "I avoid heavy jobs around the house because of my back" and "I find it difficult to turn over in bed because of my back".
Scores are calculated by percent improvement from baseline to post-intervention [(points of improvement made/total items checked at baseline) x 100]
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1 year
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Secondary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Patient Acceptable Symptom Scale (PASS)
Time Frame: 1 year
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Often defined as "the highest level of symptoms beyond which patients consider themselves well."
This outcome measure has been used in previous studies looking at the effects of cervical thoracic thrust manipulation on shoulder pain.
The question that will be asked to assess this level is, "Taking into account all the activities you have during your daily life, your level of pain, and also your functional impairment, do you consider that your current state is satisfactory?"
Individuals who respond "yes" will be categorized as a success."
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1 year
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Credibility Expectancy Questionnaire (CEQ)
Time Frame: 1 year
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The CEQ is a 6-item self-report measure evaluating treatment credibility and expectations for improvement.
This will be assessed at baseline after treatment group assignment is revealed to provide descriptive information about participants' perceptions of their treatment assignment and optimism for improvement.
The CEQ may be used as a covariate if perceptions differ meaningfully between groups as participants' initial perceptions of treatment credibility can impact outcomes.
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1 year
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Patient Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System 57-Item Profile v 2.0 (PROMIS-57)
Time Frame: 1 year
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The PROMIS 57 efficiently assesses several outcomes important to patients including pain intensity and interference, sleep disturbance, anxiety, depression, fatigue, and social role participation using items developed with rigorous methodology and patient input.
This is a 57-item questionnaire with 8 questions per domain.
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1 year
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EuroQoL (EQ-5D)
Time Frame: 1 year
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The EQ-5D is a generic quality of life questionnaire that will assess quality of life on a scale that can be referenced to other disease conditions.
The EQ-5D covers 5 domains: mobility, self-care, usual activities, pain/discomfort, and anxiety/depression.
Each domain has 3 response categories: level 1, "no problems"; level 2, "some problems"; and level 3, "inability or extreme problems."
Responses are combined to give a 5-digit descriptive health state classification (e.g., 11222).
The EQ-5D yields a total of 243 possible health states.
Valuations for each health state are available.
The EQ-5D is commonly used in economic evaluation of interventions and cost-effectiveness analysis.
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1 year
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Healthcare Utilization
Time Frame: 2 years
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Low back pain related healthcare costs
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2 years
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Collaborators and Investigators
Sponsor
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Daniel Rhon, DPT, DSc, Director of Clinical Outcomes Research, Center for the Intrepid
Publications and helpful links
General Publications
- Main CJ, Sowden G, Hill JC, Watson PJ, Hay EM. Integrating physical and psychological approaches to treatment in low back pain: the development and content of the STarT Back trial's 'high-risk' intervention (StarT Back; ISRCTN 37113406). Physiotherapy. 2012 Jun;98(2):110-6. doi: 10.1016/j.physio.2011.03.003. Epub 2011 Jun 12.
- Hill JC, Whitehurst DG, Lewis M, Bryan S, Dunn KM, Foster NE, Konstantinou K, Main CJ, Mason E, Somerville S, Sowden G, Vohora K, Hay EM. Comparison of stratified primary care management for low back pain with current best practice (STarT Back): a randomised controlled trial. Lancet. 2011 Oct 29;378(9802):1560-71. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(11)60937-9. Epub 2011 Sep 28.
- Beneciuk JM, Fritz JM, George SZ. The STarT Back Screening Tool for prediction of 6-month clinical outcomes: relevance of change patterns in outpatient physical therapy settings. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2014 Sep;44(9):656-64. doi: 10.2519/jospt.2014.5178. Epub 2014 Aug 6.
- Beneciuk JM, George SZ. Pragmatic Implementation of a Stratified Primary Care Model for Low Back Pain Management in Outpatient Physical Therapy Settings: Two-Phase, Sequential Preliminary Study. Phys Ther. 2015 Aug;95(8):1120-34. doi: 10.2522/ptj.20140418. Epub 2015 Apr 9.
- Saunders B, Bartlam B, Foster NE, Hill JC, Cooper V, Protheroe J. General Practitioners' and patients' perceptions towards stratified care: a theory informed investigation. BMC Fam Pract. 2016 Aug 31;17(1):125. doi: 10.1186/s12875-016-0511-2.
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Keywords
Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
Other Study ID Numbers
- C.2016.047d
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Drug and device information, study documents
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