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The goal of this clinical trial is to test the PainSMART-strategy in a population of patients seeking primary care physiotherapy for pain related to muscles, joints and bones, so called musculoskeletal pain. The PainSMART-strategy consists of a digital educational film (entitled Be PainSMART:er) and a discussion based on the film at the initial physiotherapy consultation. The main questions this clinical trial aims to answer are: 1. Can the PainSMART-strategy update knowledge and beliefs about pain and aid early stage self-management of pain for participants seeking primary care physiotherapy with benign musculoskeletal pain? 2. Can the PainSMART-strategy improve evaluations of the initial physiotherapy consultation for both the patient and physiotherapist? Participating patients will be randomised into two groups. One group (intervention group) will receive the PainSMART-strategy as an adjunct to the current physiotherapy care pathway for musculoskeletal pain. The other group (control group) will follow the current physiotherapy care pathway. The two groups will be followed and compared over three months. Self-report questionnaires will be collected during the three-month period to analyse what effects the PainSMART-strategy can have on the following health outcomes: - Pain levels - Beliefs that one can remain active despite pain - Knowledge about pain - Worry about the seriousness of the pain - Expectations regarding recovery - Use of pain self-management strategies - Levels of physical activity - Absence from work due to pain - Number of referrals made for scans or x-rays, or to a specialist, for pain - Number of healthcare visits for pain during the trial period. Participating patients (both groups) and physiotherapists will also complete questionnaires to evaluate the effect of the PainSMART-strategy on the initial physiotherapy consultation.


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NCT number NCT06187428
Study type Interventional
Source Linkoeping University
Contact Richard Thompson, MSc
Phone +46793345083
Email richard.thompson@regionostergotland.se
Status Recruiting
Phase N/A
Start date January 22, 2024
Completion date December 2025

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