Internet intervention supporting management of low back pain in primary care

Internet intervention supporting management of low back pain in primary care: a feasibility study

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN31034004

Enrollment

Registered

2013-11-08

Start date

2015-01-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2020-01-13

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Conditions

Topic: Primary Care Research Network for England

Interventions

Patients will consent to the study online prior to completing the baseline information and questionnaires. They will then be randomised to three groups automatically, using internet-based software:

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Access to the internet and an active email address 2. Current low back pain 3. Prior presentation in primary care with low back pain (for those invited directly from practice lists) 4. An ability to read/understand English without assistance Lower Age Limit 18 years

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients under 18 2. Clinical indicators of potentially serious spinal disease (indicated through a 'red flag' screen. Red flags are rare in primary care, thus we expect the majority of patients with low back pain to be eligible for this trail) 3. Those patients without the internet will be ineligible for this trial and will be offered usual care

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Recruitment rate; Timepoint(s): Baseline & 3 months	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. Back pain care related resource use (i.e. no of GP visits) collected by simple questions; Timepoint(s): 3 months 2. Quality of life, measured with EuroQol EQ-5D; Timepoint(s): Baseline & 3 months 3. Objective measures of use of internet intervention; Timepoint(s): Baseline & 3 months 4. Patient experience & perceived usefulness of intervention, measured by qualitative interview/quantitative scale; Timepoint(s): Baseline & 3 months 5. Patient experience/perceived usefulness of phone support, measured by qualitative interview/quantitative scale; Timepoint(s): 3 months 6. Problematic Experiences of Therapy Scale (PETS); Timepoint(s): 3 months 7. Roland Morris Disability Questionnaire (RMDQ); Timepoint(s): Baseline & 3 months 8. Time off work via simple questions; Timepoint(s): Baseline & 3 months 9. Visual Analogue Scale for measuring pain as a process measure across the study; Timepoint(s): Baseline & 3 months	—

Measure

Time frame

1. Back pain care related resource use (i.e. no of GP visits) collected by simple questions; Timepoint(s): 3 months 2. Quality of life, measured with EuroQol EQ-5D; Timepoint(s): Baseline & 3 months 3. Objective measures of use of internet intervention; Timepoint(s): Baseline & 3 months 4. Patient experience & perceived usefulness of intervention, measured by qualitative interview/quantitative scale; Timepoint(s): Baseline & 3 months 5. Patient experience/perceived usefulness of phone support, measured by qualitative interview/quantitative scale; Timepoint(s): 3 months 6. Problematic Experiences of Therapy Scale (PETS); Timepoint(s): 3 months 7. Roland Morris Disability Questionnaire (RMDQ); Timepoint(s): Baseline & 3 months 8. Time off work via simple questions; Timepoint(s): Baseline & 3 months 9. Visual Analogue Scale for measuring pain as a process measure across the study; Timepoint(s): Baseline & 3 months

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Countries

United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 24, 2026