Implementation of a Behavioural Medicine Approach in Physical Therapy for Treatment of Chronic Pain
Unknown statusNot applicableNCT03118453
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This study has no listed site in Canada in this snapshot. It is included as part of the worldwide chronic pain corpus.
Brief summary (from the registry)
Implementation of a behavioral medicine (BM) approach in physical therapy (PT) for patients with persistent musculoskeletal pain is in accordance with the state of science. Translation of research into clinical PT practice is challenging and may demand active implementation strategies. The aim is to evaluate the implementation of a behavioural medicine approach for patients with persistent musculoskeletal pain concerning sustainable health benefits and sick-leave, as well as the cost-effectiveness of the implemented treatment. Treatment outcomes for patients from two groups of physical therapists in primary care will be compared. In one group active implementation strategies have been employed, and in the other (control) passive implementation strategies during a 6-months intervention period. Patients are recruited during one-year after the implementation period. The short and long-term effects of the implementation of the BM approach in PT treatment on patients' sick-leave, activity and participation, and health related quality of life will be compared to the patients from control condition clinics. The cost-effect and cost-benefit of an implementation of a behavioral medicine approach in physical therapy is evaluated from the perspective of the health care organization and society.
Study details
- Official title
- A Behavioural Medicine Approach in Physical Therapy for Treatment of Chronic Pain - Evaluation of the Implementation Process and Outcome
- Conditions
- Interventions
- Behavioral: Active implementation clinics
- Behavioral: Passive implementation clinics
- Sponsor
- Mälardalen University
- Start date
- 2016-11
- Primary completion
- 2022-09
- Sex
- All
- Age range
- from 18 Years to 65 Years
- Results posted
- No results posted in this snapshot
- Countries
- Sweden
- Total sites listed
- 3
Eligibility criteria
Show eligibility criteria (verbatim from the registry)
Inclusion criteria: * Patients who presents for physical therapy in primary care. * 18 - 65 years of age * musculoskeletal pain for 4 weeks or more * ability to speak and understand spoken and written Swedish Exclusion criteria: * systemic disease * malignity * serious spinal pathology * osteoarthritis waiting for surgery * diagnosed depression * neurological disease or injury that severely affect activity capacity
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT03118453