The Direct-Physio Trial

Status Recruiting

Clinical Trial Summary

Previous research showed that direct access to physiotherapy, and the associated early physiotherapeutic treatment of patients with low back pain (LBP), results in improved clinical outcomes, as well as reduced health-related costs. However, despite these results, the effectiveness of direct access to physiotherapy and its impact on costs has never been investigated in Belgium. Therefore, the goal of this study is to compare the (cost-)effectiveness of direct access to physiotherapy compared to usual care by the general practitioner (GP) for patients with acute LBP. In this study, 600 patients with acute LBP (lasting >24 hours and <6 weeks) will be divided into two groups (Dutch-speaking: n=2x150; French-speaking n= 2x150). One group will receive treatment through direct access to the physiotherapist, without prescription by a GP. The other group will follow the traditional care pathway through the GP. Th effects on pain, disability and cost-effectiveness will be analysed using questionnaires obtained before and at the end of treatment, after 3 months, after one and after two years. Primary outcomes include pain and disability. Secondary outcomes include clinical outcomes, beliefs related to LBP, quality of life, patient satisfaction, but also direct health care costs, health care resource use, as well as absenteeism and productivity loss. The results of this study will answer the question whether direct access to physiotherapy is (cost)effective for acute LBP. In the long term, these results might be used to optimize the care pathway in Belgium for patients with acute low back pain.

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Clinical Trial Details

NCT number	NCT05215093
Study type	Interventional
Source	Hasselt University
Contact	Pieter Severijns, PhD
Phone	+32477560517
Email	pieter.severijns@uhasselt.be
Status	Recruiting
Phase	N/A
Start date	December 1, 2022
Completion date	December 2024

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