An evaluation of medical students’ judgment-making of chronic lower back pain cases

Evaluating the effectiveness of a biopsychosocial e-learning intervention on medical students’ and GP trainees’ clinical judgment-making regarding future risk of disability in patients with CLBP: Study protocol for a randomised controlled trial

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN53670726

Enrollment

Registered

2016-01-07

Start date

2015-02-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2021-03-15

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Chronic Lower Back Pain Signs and Symptoms Chronic Lower Back Pain

Interventions

Participants are randomised to the intervention or waiting list control group to using a web-based password secured and encrypted data management system to ensure that the groups are balanced.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Current GP Trainee or medical student (year 3-5)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Do not meet the inclusion criteria

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
1. Judgement is measured using online tools according to responses to fictional case studies after the intervention 2. Judgment speed (response time) is measured in milliseconds as the length of time from the moment a case appeared on screen until a response (i.e. identifying, from 1-10, future risk of disability) is clicked via the mouse	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. Flags Approach knowledge is assessed using a multiple choice question test immediately before and after the intervention 2. Biomedical/biopsychosocial approach to chronic lower back pain is measured using the pain attitudes & beliefs scale (PABS) immediately before and after the intervention 3. Empathy is measured using the interpersonal reactivity index (IRI) immediately before and after the intervention	—

Measure

Time frame

1. Flags Approach knowledge is assessed using a multiple choice question test immediately before and after the intervention 2. Biomedical/biopsychosocial approach to chronic lower back pain is measured using the pain attitudes & beliefs scale (PABS) immediately before and after the intervention 3. Empathy is measured using the interpersonal reactivity index (IRI) immediately before and after the intervention

—

Countries

Ireland

Contacts

Public ContactChristopher Dwyer

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Mar 1, 2026