NCT05661968

Efficacy of an Online Educational Program to Change Back Pain Beliefs in Physical Therapists

Efficacy of an Online Educational Program to Change Back Pain Beliefs in Physical Therapists: a Randomized Controlled Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 106 (actual)
• Sponsor: Federal University of Minas Gerais · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to investigate the efficacy of an online educational program for physical therapists to change back pain beliefs. The main questions it aims to answer are: \- What is the effect of an online educational program to change beliefs about the management of back pain in physical therapists? A total of 106 physical therapists will be recruited for this study. Participants will be randomized into two groups: intervention and control groups. The intervention group will receive a 6-week online educational program including recommendations from international clinical practice guidelines for the management of back pain. The control group will not receive any intervention. The outcomes of this trial include beliefs about management of back pain and imaging exams and will be assessed at baseline and 6 weeks after randomization.

Conditions

• Low Back Pain

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Online educational program	The intervention group will receive an online educational program, containing current information on low back pain management according to international clinical practice guidelines. Program content includes recommendations on assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of low back pain. The online program has 6 units of studies, with the content offered in the formats of video classes, infographics, texts, websites and clinical cases. The participant must complete the course within 6 weeks and will be able to set their own pace. Participants in the intervention group will receive their login and access password via email.

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-02-01
• Primary completion: 2023-07-28
• Completion: 2023-07-28
• First posted: 2022-12-22
• Last updated: 2023-08-01

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Brazil