Coordinating Teams in Primary Health Care.

Musculoskeletal Diseases Clinical Trial

Official title:

Coordination Between General Practitioners and Physical Therapists in Primary Health Care for Musculoskeletal Pain: Effect on Sick Leave and Referral to Specialist Care.

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT02020772
• Other study ID #: 2012/1232
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: December 2013
• Est. completion date: August 1, 2018

Study information

• Verified date: October 2021
• Source: Norwegian University of Science and Technology
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Patients who suffer from musculoskeletal pain often have more than one diagnosis. These patients mostly have to wait a long time for the doctor's examination and treatment, and they also often have a sick leave for a long period of time. The investigators expect that treatment and follow-up by an coordinating interdisciplinary team can improve these patients opportunity to function, increase their quality of life, and decrease their pain. The purpose of this study is to investigate if use of a coordinating interdisciplinary team in primary health care will result in reduced sick leave compared with practice as usual, and give fewer referrals to specialized health services and private rehabilitation centers. Research data will be obtained from the patients journals, questionnaires, and clinical examinations..

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 969
• Est. completion date: August 1, 2018
• Est. primary completion date: August 1, 2018
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 21 Years to 58 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• patient in one of the participating general practices

• musculoskeletal complaints in 3 years before start of this study

• informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

-

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Musculoskeletal Diseases

Intervention

Other:
• coordinating primary health care

• usual primary health care

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Norway	Stjørdal Legesenter	Stjørdal
Norway	Persaunet Legesenter	Trondheim
Norway	Rosten Legesenter	Trondheim
Norway	Sjøsiden Legesenter	Trondheim

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Norway, 

References & Publications (1)

Garnaes KK, Mørkved S, Salvesen Ø, Tønne T, Furan L, Grønhaug G, Vasseljen O, Johannessen HH. What factors are associated with health-related quality of life among patients with chronic musculoskeletal pain? A cross-sectional study in primary health care. — View Citation

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	change in sick leave	average number of days sick leave during 3 years pre-intervention and during the first, second and third year of the study	3 years
Primary	referrals to specialist care	number of referrals to specialist care including private rehabilitation centers	3 years