Testing a Brief Reassurance Message Before a Musculoskeletal Clinic Visit

Running, not enrolling · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Any Non-traumatic Musculoskeletal Condition

In brief

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if a brief, reassuring pre-visit message affects patients' expectations and planned follow-up care in adults with common musculoskeletal conditions. The main questions it aims to answer are: * Does reading a brief reassurance message before a clinic visit change how interested patients are in additional care, such as follow-up visits, tests, injections, or surgery? * Does the message affect whether patients actually schedule follow-up care after the visit? Researchers will compare participants who receive the pre-visit reassurance message to those who receive usual care to see if the message changes patients' enthusiasm for care or their follow-up decisions. Participants will: 1. Read a short, easy-to-understand message about musculoskeletal symptoms and options for care (for those in the intervention group) 2. Complete a brief questionnaire rating their interest in follow-up visits, tests, injections, or surgery 3. Have their scheduled follow-up care recorded after the clinic visit

Key facts

Study ID

NCT07330492

Run by

University of Texas at Austin

People needed

144

Starts

2026-01-10

Expected to finish

2026-07-31

Last updated by the study team

2026-06-09

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Adult (18+ years)
• English or Spanish language literacy
• Seeking musculoskeletal specialty care
• Diagnosed with any non-traumatic musculoskeletal condition
• New or return patient to clinic

You may not qualify if…

• Cognitive or other impairment precluding completion of a survey on a tablet
• Acute traumatic pathophysiology (fracture, dislocation, sprain/strain)

Where it is running

• Musculoskeletal Institute, UT Health Austin — Austin, Texas, United States

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