Study protocol for an investigation of the effectiveness of the pain toolkit for people with low back pain: double-blind randomised controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The Pain Toolkit is a self-management tool for people with persistent pain. It is available for use worldwide in multiple formats. To date, no studies have investigated the effectiveness of this intervention. This study aims to investigate the effectiveness of the Pain Toolkit in comparison with a simple education control for people with low back pain.

Methods and analysis

Participants who have been discharged from the North of England Regional Back Pain Pathway will be randomised using sealed, consecutively numbered opaque envelopes to receive either the Pain Toolkit and the Back Book (intervention group) or the Back Book only (control group). Both the therapist and the participant will be blind to group allocation. The primary outcome measure will be disabilit

SUBMITTER: Findley G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6858217 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature