PNE Effectiveness Cluster Trial

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Neck Pain, Low Back Pain, Chronic Pain

In brief

This is a cluster randomized trial that involves training regions of physical therapy clinics to use pain neuroscience education or continue with usual care. The investigators will examine outcomes for patients with chronic neck or back pain.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03168165

Run by

University of Utah

People needed

316

Starts

2017-05-24

Expected to finish

2019-06-01

Last updated by the study team

2020-07-29

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 75. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Age 18-75 at time of first physical therapy session
• Primary reason for physical therapy is low back and/or neck pain
• Meets the NIH definition of chronic pain (i.e., neck or back pain on at least half the days in the past 6 months.)

You may not qualify if…

• No spinal surgery within the previous 12 months
• No evidence of "red flag" conditions (e.g., cauda equine syndrome, cancer, fracture, infection or systemic disease) that requires immediate referral from physical therapy to medical care
• Not currently known to be pregnant

Where it is running

• BenchMark — Birmingham, Alabama, United States
• BenchMark — Birmingham, Alabama, United States
• BenchMark — Helena, Alabama, United States
• BenchMark — Hoover, Alabama, United States
• BenchMark — Moody, Alabama, United States
• BenchMark — Phenix City, Alabama, United States
• Benchmark Physical Therapy — Acworth, Georgia, United States
• BenchMark — Alpharetta, Georgia, United States
• BenchMark — Atlanta, Georgia, United States
• BenchMark — Atlanta, Georgia, United States
• BenchMark — Atlanta, Georgia, United States
• BenchMark — Atlanta, Georgia, United States
• BenchMark — Atlanta, Georgia, United States
• BenchMark — Atlanta, Georgia, United States
• BenchMark — Austell, Georgia, United States
• BenchMark — Canton, Georgia, United States
• BenchMark — Canton, Georgia, United States
• BenchMark — Carrollton, Georgia, United States
• BenchMark — Cartersville, Georgia, United States
• BenchMark — Columbus, Georgia, United States
• BenchMark — Dallas, Georgia, United States
• BenchMark — Decatur, Georgia, United States
• BenchMark — Dunwoody, Georgia, United States
• BenchMark — Hiram, Georgia, United States
• BenchMark — Jasper, Georgia, United States

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