Musculoskeletal Diseases
Conditions
Keywords
primary health care, Physical Therapy Specialty, General Practitioners, General Practice
Brief summary
Patients who suffer from musculoskeletal pain often have more than one diagnosis. These patients mostly have to wait a long time for the doctor's examination and treatment, and they also often have a sick leave for a long period of time. The investigators expect that treatment and follow-up by an coordinating interdisciplinary team can improve these patients opportunity to function, increase their quality of life, and decrease their pain. The purpose of this study is to investigate if use of a coordinating interdisciplinary team in primary health care will result in reduced sick leave compared with practice as usual, and give fewer referrals to specialized health services and private rehabilitation centers. Research data will be obtained from the patients journals, questionnaires, and clinical examinations..
Interventions
OTHERcoordinating primary health care
OTHERusual primary health care
Sponsors
Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
SINGLE (Subject)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
21 Years to 58 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* patient in one of the participating general practices * musculoskeletal complaints in 3 years before start of this study * informed consent
Exclusion criteria
\-
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| change in sick leave | 3 years | average number of days sick leave during 3 years pre-intervention and during the first, second and third year of the study |
| referrals to specialist care | 3 years | number of referrals to specialist care including private rehabilitation centers |
Countries
Norway
Outcome results
None listed