None listed
Conditions
Brief summary
There is no rigorous evidence on the effects of back pain fact sheets among people seeking care for low back pain from their general practitioner. It is uncertain whether a fact sheet resource that focuses more on listing medical management options (JAMA Patient Page- low back pain), can increase a patient’s preparedness for decision-making, compared with a resource that focuses on self-management (Australian Commission for Healthcare Safety and Quality Information for Patients Fact Sheet). Our primary aim is to compare preparation for decision-making among people seeking care for low back pain who are given one of two currently available fact sheets. Secondary aims are to understand recruitment processes and engagement with research fact sheets, examine management intentions, feelings of reassurance about serious pathology and the acceptability of the fact sheets to people seeking care for low back pain. The study hypothesis is that a fact sheet resource which focuses more on listing medical management options (JAMA Patient Page- low back pain), can increase a patient’s preparedness for decision-making more than a fact sheet that focuses on self-management (Australian Commission for Healthcare Safety and Quality Information for Patients Fact Sheet).
Interventions
JAMA Patient Page on low back pain. 1 page fact sheet delivered by GP or by SMS from GP practice. Content focuses on listing evidence-based treatment options. Freely available resource accessible at: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2782184
Participants can read the fact sheet at their own time and pace. GPs can open and discuss the fact sheet with their patient during the consult if they wish. Twenty-four hours after their consultation with the GP, HealthShare sends patients a
JAMA Patient Page on low back pain. 1 page fact sheet delivered by GP or by SMS from GP practice. Content focuses on listing evidence-based treatment options. Freely available resource accessible at: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2782184 Participants can read the fact sheet at their own time and pace. GPs can open and discuss the fact sheet with their patient during the consult if they wish. Twenty-four hours after their consultation with the GP, HealthShare sends patients an SMS containing a link to the fact sheet on behalf of the GP. To monitor adherence participants will complete a study-specific questionnaire. Participants can also access the fact sheet via an advertisement on social media (Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram). The advertisement will invite people with experience of back pain to view a fact sheet and complete a short survey.
Sponsors
The University of Sydney
Study design
Allocation
Randomised controlled trial
Intervention model
Parallel
Primary purpose
Educational / counselling / training
Masking
Open (masking not used)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
1. People 18 years or older 2. Visiting their GP for back pain 3. Receive a back pain fact sheet and choose to complete the online survey
Exclusion criteria
Nil
Outcome results
None listed