Physiotherapy Assessment of Patients Referred to Orthopaedic Surgeon
Does Orthopaedic Manual Therapy Assessment of Patients Referred to Orthopaedic Surgeon Bring Any Changes to Referral Routines, Patient Satisfaction and Health-related Variables?
Many patients with musculoskeletal pain in primary healthcare are referred to orthopaedic surgeon, however, a relatively low percentage of these patients are considered suitable for orthopaedic intervention.
Physiotherapists are suitable for musculoskeletal assessments and are used as such in many countries i.e. Advanced Practice Physiotherapists or Extended Scope Physiotherapists, however, this is not an existing model of care in Sweden. To be able to consider this model for implementation in Sweden it is necessary to evaluate it from a healthcare as well as from a patient perspective.
The study is a randomised controlled trial. Overall aim is to evaluate if a orthopaedic manual therapy assessment (physiotherapy) assessment of patients referred to orthopaedic surgeon bring any changes to referral routines, patient satisfaction and health-related variables when compared to standard practice.
Studieoversikt
Status
Forhold
Intervensjon / Behandling
Detaljert beskrivelse
Studietype
Registrering (Faktiske)
Fase
- Ikke aktuelt
Deltakelseskriterier
Kvalifikasjonskriterier
Alder som er kvalifisert for studier
Tar imot friske frivillige
Kjønn som er kvalifisert for studier
Beskrivelse
Inclusion Criteria:
- patients referred for orthopaedic surgeon with sub acute (four weeks to three months) or chronic (>three months) musculoskeletal pain who had the ability to understand written and spoken Swedish.
Exclusion Criteria:
- diagnosed hallux valgus, ganglion or trigger finger.
Studieplan
Hvordan er studiet utformet?
Designdetaljer
- Primært formål: Diagnostisk
- Tildeling: Randomisert
- Intervensjonsmodell: Parallell tildeling
- Masking: Ingen (Open Label)
Våpen og intervensjoner
Deltakergruppe / Arm |
Intervensjon / Behandling |
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Eksperimentell: Physiotherapy screening
Screening consisted of a 60-min appointment including assessment, diagnosis and management. The patients received advice regarding ergonomics, exercises and/or treatment when needed. Management options were;
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Physiotherapy screening.
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Aktiv komparator: Standard practice (orthopaedic surgeon)
Appointment was 15 min, including assessment, diagnosis and management. The patients received advice, prescriptions or injections when needed. Management options were;
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Orthopaedic surgeon assessment
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Hva måler studien?
Primære resultatmål
Resultatmål |
Tidsramme |
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Number of referrals after consultation as a measure of Management outcome
Tidsramme: 12 months
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12 months
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Sekundære resultatmål
Resultatmål |
Tiltaksbeskrivelse |
Tidsramme |
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Scores on the questionnaire Quality from the Patient Perspective as a measure of Patient satisfaction
Tidsramme: 30 days
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30 days
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Scores on the EuroQol-5D as a measure of Health-related quality of life
Tidsramme: 12 months
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12 months
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Scores on the Pain Disability Index as a measure of Pain-related disability
Tidsramme: 12 months
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12 months
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Number of sick-leave days
Tidsramme: 12 months
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12 months
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Cost per quality adjusted life year (QUALY) gained as a measure of cost-utitily
Tidsramme: 12 months
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QUALYs are calculated from the EuroQol-5D
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12 months
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Scores on the Pain Belief Screening Instrument as a measure of risk for long-term disability
Tidsramme: 12 months
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12 months
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Samarbeidspartnere og etterforskere
Sponsor
Etterforskere
- Studieleder: Maria Larsson, PhD, Närhalsan Research and development, Region of Västra Götaland
Publikasjoner og nyttige lenker
Generelle publikasjoner
- Samsson K, Larsson ME. Physiotherapy screening of patients referred for orthopaedic consultation in primary healthcare - a randomised controlled trial. Man Ther. 2014 Oct;19(5):386-91. doi: 10.1016/j.math.2013.10.004. Epub 2013 Oct 29.
- Samsson KS, Larsson ME. Physiotherapy triage assessment of patients referred for orthopaedic consultation - Long-term follow-up of health-related quality of life, pain-related disability and sick leave. Man Ther. 2015 Feb;20(1):38-45. doi: 10.1016/j.math.2014.06.009. Epub 2014 Jul 15.
- Samsson KS, Bernhardsson S, Larsson ME. Perceived quality of physiotherapist-led orthopaedic triage compared with standard practice in primary care: a randomised controlled trial. BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2016 Jun 10;17:257. doi: 10.1186/s12891-016-1112-x.
Studierekorddatoer
Studer hoveddatoer
Studiestart
Primær fullføring (Faktiske)
Studiet fullført (Faktiske)
Datoer for studieregistrering
Først innsendt
Først innsendt som oppfylte QC-kriteriene
Først lagt ut (Anslag)
Oppdateringer av studieposter
Sist oppdatering lagt ut (Anslag)
Siste oppdatering sendt inn som oppfylte QC-kriteriene
Sist bekreftet
Mer informasjon
Begreper knyttet til denne studien
Nøkkelord
Ytterligere relevante MeSH-vilkår
Andre studie-ID-numre
- EPN GBG 328-09
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