Supervised group exercises in a public pool as a method of chronic musculo-skeletal pain management
| ISRCTN | ISRCTN62210644 |
|---|---|
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN62210644 |
| Secondary identifying numbers | N0620129098 |
- Submission date
- 30/09/2005
- Registration date
- 30/09/2005
- Last edited
- 08/04/2014
- Recruitment status
- No longer recruiting
- Overall study status
- Completed
- Condition category
- Musculoskeletal Diseases
Prospectively registered
Protocol
Statistical analysis plan
Results
Individual participant data
Record updated in last year
Plain English summary of protocol
Not provided at time of registration
Contact information
Ms Gill Drake
Scientific
Scientific
Department of Physiotherapy
Franklin Hospital
Exeter
EX2 9HS
United Kingdom
Study information
| Study design | Randomised controlled trial |
|---|---|
| Primary study design | Interventional |
| Secondary study design | Randomised controlled trial |
| Study setting(s) | Not specified |
| Study type | Not Specified |
| Scientific title | |
| Study objectives | The project aims to demonstrate that people with chronic musculo-skeletal pain benefit from group exercises in a social setting in terms of pain relief, reduced disability, improved general well being and ability to cope with symptoms. |
| Ethics approval(s) | Not provided at time of registration |
| Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied | Musculoskeletal Diseases: Chronic musculo-skeletal pain |
| Intervention | The project intends to randomly allocate patients referred by their GP for physiotherapy to a treatment group and a control group. The control group will wait three months before the water exercise sessions. The treatment group will be invited to the exercise sessions with no delay. As this is a pragmatic study, patients in both groups will be able to continue drug and other treatments as their GP/others suggest. |
| Intervention type | Other |
| Primary outcome measure | Measures will be taken at 3 months to compare control with treatment and again at 6 months to compare both treatment groups. Measures will be Oswestry Disability Index, SF 36, a visual analogue scale for pain, a pain self efficacy questionnaire and a patient satisfaction questionnaire. Questionnaires will be distributed by the physiotherapist at baseline and by post at 3 and 6 months. |
| Secondary outcome measures | Not provided at time of registration |
| Overall study start date | 07/07/2003 |
| Completion date | 31/07/2005 |
Eligibility
| Participant type(s) | Patient |
|---|---|
| Age group | Adult |
| Lower age limit | 18 Years |
| Sex | Not Specified |
| Target number of participants | 150 |
| Key inclusion criteria | 150 subjects minimum age 18, no upper age limit |
| Key exclusion criteria | Not provided at time of registration |
| Date of first enrolment | 07/07/2003 |
| Date of final enrolment | 31/07/2005 |
Locations
Countries of recruitment
- England
- United Kingdom
Study participating centre
Department of Physiotherapy
Exeter
EX2 9HS
United Kingdom
EX2 9HS
United Kingdom
Sponsor information
Department of Health
Government
Government
Richmond House
79 Whitehall
London
SW1A 2NL
United Kingdom
| Phone | +44 (0)20 7307 2622 |
|---|---|
| dhmail@doh.gsi.org.uk | |
| Website | http://www.dh.gov.uk/Home/fs/en |
Funders
Funder type
Government
Exeter Primary Care Trust (UK), NHS R&D Support Funding
No information available
Results and Publications
| Intention to publish date | |
|---|---|
| Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to share | No |
| IPD sharing plan summary | Not provided at time of registration |
| Publication and dissemination plan | Not provided at time of registration |
| IPD sharing plan |
