Coordinating Teams in Primary Health Care.

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..

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Key information

Conditions

Musculoskeletal Diseases

Age range

21 year–58 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Stjørdal Legesenter, Stjørdal, Norway

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

patient in one of the participating general practices
musculoskeletal complaints in 3 years before start of this study
informed consent

Exclusion criteria

Treatment and study plan

coordinating primary health care

Other

usual primary health care

Other

Primary outcomes

change in sick leave

Time frame: 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

Time frame: 3 years

number of referrals to specialist care including private rehabilitation centers

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Coordination Between General Practitioners and Physical Therapists in Primary Health Care for Musculoskeletal Pain: Effect on Sick Leave and Referral to Specialist Care.

Important dates

Study start: 2013
Primary completion: 2018
Study completion: 2018
First posted: Dec 25, 2013
Registry last updated: Oct 27, 2021

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