Status:
TERMINATED
Triaging Patients With Musculoskeletal Disorders Directly to Physiotherapists at Primary Health Care Clinics.
Lead Sponsor:
Göteborg University
Collaborating Sponsors:
Närhälsan Primary care Research and Development
Conditions:
Musculoskeletal Disorders
Eligibility:
All Genders
16-67 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to determine whether initial triaging to physiotherapists of patients with musculoskeletal disorders who seek health care from primary care clinics affects the patients he...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- seeking primary care clinic for musculoskeletal disorder
- age 16-67 years
- speaks enough Swedish or English to understand the patient information and complete the questionnaires
- triage nurse judges it suitable to triage participant to physiotherapist
Exclusion
- has received treatment at the clinic by physician or physiotherapist during the preceding month for the same problem
- seeking for chronic musculoskeletal disorder with unchanged symptoms the latest 3 months and for which the patient has already tried physiotherapy
- seeking for help with medical aids other than crutches
- is in need of home care
- has been included in the study earlier
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
August 1 2014
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
March 1 2019
Estimated Enrollment :
55 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT02218749
Start Date
August 1 2014
End Date
March 1 2019
Last Update
April 26 2019
Active Locations (3)
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1
Närhälsan Eriksberg Health centre
Gothenburg, Sweden, 417 64
2
Närhälsan Biskopsgården Health centre
Gothenburg, Sweden, 418 33
3
Närhälsan Kyrkbyn Health centre
Gothenburg, Sweden, 418 73