The influence of patient information on primary care management and referral patterns: The use of low back pain as a model

ISRCTN	ISRCTN03103356
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN03103356
Protocol serial number	PSI C-17 (N0466011634)
Sponsor	Record Provided by the NHS R&D 'Time-Limited' National Programme Register - Department of Health (UK)
Funder	NHS Primary and Secondary Care Interface National Research and Development Programme (UK)

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Miss Aileen McIntosh
Scientific

School of Health and Related Research
The University of Sheffield
Regent Court
30 Regent Street
Sheffield
S1 4DA
United Kingdom

Phone	+44 (0)114 222 0811

Primary study design	Interventional
Study design	Interviews, randomised controlled trial
Secondary study design	Randomised controlled trial
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Study objectives	This study will develop a model of patient information for patients with low back pain, and its impact on the management of low back pain, including self-management: 1. To investigate the effect of giving targeted information to patients on the management of low back pain in primary care, including referral patterns and to describe what information patients currently have, including its source, appropriateness and use 2. To determine what patients perceive they need in terms of information, and how that fits into their existing information framework 3. To establish what information clinicians provide, the reasons for their choice and clinicians perceptions of patients information needs 4. To evaluate the impact of patient information on referral patterns (including self referral) and on patient perceptions of their back pain
Ethics approval(s)	Not provided at time of registration
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied	Musculoskeletal diseases: Spinal conditions
Intervention	Patients are given targeted information on the management of low back pain
Intervention type	Other
Primary outcome measure(s)	Aberdeen back pain questionnaire
Key secondary outcome measure(s)	Not provided at time of registration
Completion date	01/07/2001

Participant type(s)	Patient
Age group	Adult
Sex	All
Key inclusion criteria	1. Focus groups - practice record of low back pain consultation in the preceding 12 months selected from General Practitioner (GP) records; a random selection invited to participate 2. Clinician interviews - six GPs from each of three areas 3. Intervention study - patients consulting one of the 96 participating GPs for back pain during a specified 12-week period. Eligibility for the study decided by GP using uniform recognised criteria 4. Age range 25 - 64 years
Key exclusion criteria	Not provided at time of registration
Date of first enrolment	01/01/1999
Date of final enrolment	01/07/2001

School of Health and Related Research

Sheffield
S1 4DA
United Kingdom

Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to share	No
IPD sharing plan summary	Not provided at time of registration
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