Evaluation of the implementation of self-management apps in physiotherapy for people with low back pain.

Evaluation of the IMPALA implementation strategy for the use of self-management apps in primary care physiotherapy. - Evaluation of the implementation of self management apps in primary care physiotherapy for people with nonspecific low back pain: the IMPALA study.

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

NL-OMON

Registry ID

NL-OMON58172

Enrollment

Registered

2025-11-07

Start date

2025-07-31

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-07-20

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Conditions

Nonspecific low back pain Low back pain

Interventions

Physiotherapists in the implementation group will follow a five-month implementation strategy. This strategy was developed in previous studies and includes theoretical background information (e.g., ho

Eligibility

Age

18 Years to 64 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: (BIG) Registered physiotherapistsPhysiotherapists that treat people with nonspecific low back painPhysiotherapists that work in Dutch primary care physiotherapy

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: No exclusion criteria

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
The primary outcome measure of this study is adoption — defined as the extent to which physiotherapists use self-management apps with their patients with non-specific low back pain, and their intention to use such apps in the future.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Secondary outcomes include:Other implementation outcomes as defined by Proctor (2011) and Damschroder (2022): acceptability, appropriateness, feasibility, implementation, sustainment, penetration, fidelity, cost.Mediating factors: knowledge, attitude, facilitating factors (cost, available time), personal vision and preferences, descriptive norm, injunctive norm, self-efficacy, perceived effort, habits.Patients' app usage: global perceived effect, satisfaction with app usage, extent of self-management app usage.	—

Measure

Time frame

Secondary outcomes include:Other implementation outcomes as defined by Proctor (2011) and Damschroder (2022): acceptability, appropriateness, feasibility, implementation, sustainment, penetration, fidelity, cost.Mediating factors: knowledge, attitude, facilitating factors (cost, available time), personal vision and preferences, descriptive norm, injunctive norm, self-efficacy, perceived effort, habits.Patients' app usage: global perceived effect, satisfaction with app usage, extent of self-management app usage.

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Countries

Netherlands

Contacts

Public ContactM.J.H. Ulrich

Hogeschool Utrecht

marijn.ulrich@hu.nl0642541194

Outcome results

None listed

Source: NL-OMON (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 23, 2026