musculoskeletal pain
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: standard physiotherapy plus 6 months use of the app HealEN
Group 2: standard physiotherapy
Sponsors
University of Luebeck
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: ? older than 18 years. ? have an app-enabled smartphone or tablet. ? have musculoskeletal symptoms (lumbar spine and/or cervical spine and/or shoulder and/or hip and/or knee and/or elbow). ? have a referral to outpatient physiotherapy from their doctor. ? have a minimum pain intensity (3/10) OR a minimum of 20% disability (measured with a disease-specific questionnaire (Oswestry Disability Index (ODI), Neck Disability Index (NDI), Disability of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand (DASH), Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC))
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: ? cannot operate a mobile phone/tablet ? do not speak/understand and are not able to read German or English ? have a pathology requiring medical intervention (red flags) ? had surgery within the last six weeks (relevant to the current symptoms) ? suffer from neurological, psychiatric or other diseases that make full participation in the study impossible ? medical interventions are not an exclusion criterion but will be documented
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Minutes of exercise/physical activity per week documented in an exercise diary; the primary endpoint is 6 weeks after the beginning of the intervention. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| - region specific disability measured using the WOMAC, Oswestry disability index, neck disability index and DASH - fear of movement (Tampa Skale) - depression (PhQ9) - patient satisfaction | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactKerstin Luedtke
University of Luebeck
Outcome results
None listed