Study protocol for a feasibility study of an online educational programme for people working and living with persistent low back pain
(2023) In Pilot and Feasibility Studies 9.- Abstract
Background: Low back pain (LBP) is the main cause of activity limitation and work absence across the world, leading to a high social and economic burden for individuals, families, the labour market and society. The overall aim of this multicentre study is to test the usability, acceptability and feasibility of an evidence-based, digital education programme for people living and working with persistent LBP who are in sedentary or physically demanding jobs and need advice on ergonomics, self-management of pain and healthy behavioural strategies. Methods: This is the protocol of a multinational, multicentre, prospective uncontrolled feasibility study targeting people with persistent LBP in Lithuania, Northern Ireland, Italy, Sweden and... (More)
Background: Low back pain (LBP) is the main cause of activity limitation and work absence across the world, leading to a high social and economic burden for individuals, families, the labour market and society. The overall aim of this multicentre study is to test the usability, acceptability and feasibility of an evidence-based, digital education programme for people living and working with persistent LBP who are in sedentary or physically demanding jobs and need advice on ergonomics, self-management of pain and healthy behavioural strategies. Methods: This is the protocol of a multinational, multicentre, prospective uncontrolled feasibility study targeting people with persistent LBP in Lithuania, Northern Ireland, Italy, Sweden and Portugal. Eligible participants will be offered the opportunity to use the MyRelief educational platform as part of their care and will undergo evaluations at baseline (enrollment) and 1-month follow-up. Feasibility will be assessed using measures of recruitment and retention, intervention engagement, outcome measure completion rates and within-group effect sizes in response to the digital education programme. Discussion: This study will identify the challenges and implications of delivering a digital training programme in advance of potentially delivering the programme via an online educational platform available on mobile devices. The findings will inform the design of a future randomised controlled trial if it proves feasible. Trial registration: ClinicalTrials.gov, NCT04673773 . Registered 17 December 2020.
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- Marley, Joanne ; Larsson, Caroline LU ; Piccinini, Flavia ; Howes, Sarah ; Casoni, Elisa ; Hansson, Eva Ekvall LU and McDonough, Suzanne
- organization
- publishing date
- 2023-12
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- Contribution to journal
- publication status
- published
- subject
- keywords
- Back pain, Digital education programme, MOOC, Self-management, Web intervention
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- Pilot and Feasibility Studies
- volume
- 9
- article number
- 154
- publisher
- BioMed Central (BMC)
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- pmid:37667407
- scopus:85169662236
- ISSN
- 2055-5784
- DOI
- 10.1186/s40814-023-01382-3
- language
- English
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- yes
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- c1892a37-0c62-42b8-a9b3-dc102aaa772a
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- 2023-10-20 16:38:08
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abstract = {{<p>Background: Low back pain (LBP) is the main cause of activity limitation and work absence across the world, leading to a high social and economic burden for individuals, families, the labour market and society. The overall aim of this multicentre study is to test the usability, acceptability and feasibility of an evidence-based, digital education programme for people living and working with persistent LBP who are in sedentary or physically demanding jobs and need advice on ergonomics, self-management of pain and healthy behavioural strategies. Methods: This is the protocol of a multinational, multicentre, prospective uncontrolled feasibility study targeting people with persistent LBP in Lithuania, Northern Ireland, Italy, Sweden and Portugal. Eligible participants will be offered the opportunity to use the MyRelief educational platform as part of their care and will undergo evaluations at baseline (enrollment) and 1-month follow-up. Feasibility will be assessed using measures of recruitment and retention, intervention engagement, outcome measure completion rates and within-group effect sizes in response to the digital education programme. Discussion: This study will identify the challenges and implications of delivering a digital training programme in advance of potentially delivering the programme via an online educational platform available on mobile devices. The findings will inform the design of a future randomised controlled trial if it proves feasible. Trial registration: ClinicalTrials.gov, NCT04673773 . Registered 17 December 2020.</p>}},
author = {{Marley, Joanne and Larsson, Caroline and Piccinini, Flavia and Howes, Sarah and Casoni, Elisa and Hansson, Eva Ekvall and McDonough, Suzanne}},
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language = {{eng}},
publisher = {{BioMed Central (BMC)}},
series = {{Pilot and Feasibility Studies}},
title = {{Study protocol for a feasibility study of an online educational programme for people working and living with persistent low back pain}},
url = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40814-023-01382-3}},
doi = {{10.1186/s40814-023-01382-3}},
volume = {{9}},
year = {{2023}},
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