Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Musculoskeletal Diseases
Conditions
Interventions
Please note Work Package 1 (survey of current CRPS therapy practice) has been completed. This was prior work that did not require HRA or NHS Research Ethics approvals. The current application relates
Sponsors
University of the West of England
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Work Package 2: 1. Patient Interviews: Patients diagnosed with CRPS according to the Budapest diagnostic criteria (Harden et al., 2010) and who are engaging with, or have engaged with CRPS care in a therapy service in England 2. Therapist Interviews: Physiotherapists, occupational therapists and hand therapists working in England in non-specialist and specialist CRPS practice settings Work Package 3: 3. Physiotherapists / occupational therapists / hand therapists working in England with people with CRPS in specialist CRPS practice settings. 4. Patients diagnosed with CRPS according to the Budapest diagnostic criteria (Harden et al. 2010) and who are engaging with CRPS care in a therapy service in England. Work Package 4: 5. Physiotherapists, occupational therapists and hand therapists working in England with people with CRPS in specialist and non-specialist settings. 6. Patients diagnosed with CRPS according to the Budapest diagnostic criteria and who are engaging or have engaged with CRPS care in a therapy service in England. 7. Representatives from Integrated Care Systems with responsibility for the planning and provision of musculoskeletal and pain services in England.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Work Package 2: 1. Therapists and other health care professionals not working in England. 2. Therapist and other health care professionals not connected with delivery of care for people with CRPS. 3. Patients where receipt of therapy for CRPS is/was not in England. 4. Participants without access to either a PC/tablet/mobile device/telephone. Work Package 3: 5. Therapists and other health care professionals not working in England. 6. Therapists and other health care professionals not connected with delivery of care for people with CRPS. 7. Patients where receipt of therapy is not in England. Work Package 4: 8. Therapists, commissioners, and other health care professionals not working in England, or connected with delivery of care for people with CRPS. 9. Patients where receipt of therapy for CRPS is/was not in England 10. Potential participants without access to either a PC/tablet/mobile device/telephone.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The perceptions and practices of therapists who manage people with Complex Regional Pain Syndrome will be collected via semi-structured interviews and clinical observations. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. The perceptions of patients with Complex Regional Pain Syndrome regarding their experiences of therapy will be collected via semi-structured interviews. 2. The components of a draft therapy care package for use by the therapists in the community will be achieved via consensus methods using nominal group techniques in an iterative series of stakeholder events | — |
Countries
England, United Kingdom
Outcome results
None listed