Training health professionals: a comparison of two methods

Training health care professionals to deliver a cognitive behavioural intervention for low back pain: a pilot randomised controlled trial

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN82203145

Enrollment

Registered

2012-12-04

Start date

2013-01-06

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2016-10-17

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Conditions

Training health professionals to deliver a previously evaluated intervention for the treatment of low back pain Not Applicable

Interventions

Control A 1.5 day face-to-face training course delivered by a physiotherapist specialising in CBT, who developed the BeST intervention. Participants will also have access to a website where they can

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Health care professional in employment 2. Access to/work with sub-acute/chronic LBP population 3. Have the resources (time and space) to run the BeST groups 4. To be able to make the necessary care pathway changes in order implement the individual assessments and 6 group sessions 5. Access to a computer either at home or at work for completion of the i-BeST program 6. Must be willing to attend workshop for training on a pre-specified date 7. Be willing to receive either form of training

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Does not meet inclusion criteria

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Therapist competence in delivering the BeST intervention to patients is measured using the Cognitive Therapy Scale Revised ? Pain tool (CTS-R-Pain).	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. Participant preference for the intervention or control arm will be recorded prior to randomisation 2. A MCQ, developed from the BeST training material, will be used to assess health care professionals? knowledge post intervention. 3. Therapists? self-efficacy will be measured using a specific self-efficacy scale. Self-efficacy is a belief in one?s ability to achieve a result or perform a specific task and correlates well with motivation and behaviour (Lorig et al, 1996). 4. Satisfaction and acceptance of the intervention will also be assessed using a self-developed MCQ. User log-ins, duration of log-ins and materials accessed will also be monitored and recorded for participants in the i-BeST group.	—

Measure

Time frame

1. Participant preference for the intervention or control arm will be recorded prior to randomisation 2. A MCQ, developed from the BeST training material, will be used to assess health care professionals? knowledge post intervention. 3. Therapists? self-efficacy will be measured using a specific self-efficacy scale. Self-efficacy is a belief in one?s ability to achieve a result or perform a specific task and correlates well with motivation and behaviour (Lorig et al, 1996). 4. Satisfaction and acceptance of the intervention will also be assessed using a self-developed MCQ. User log-ins, duration of log-ins and materials accessed will also be monitored and recorded for participants in the i-BeST group.

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Countries

United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Mar 13, 2026