The IMPACT study: A clustered randomized controlled trial to assess the effect of a referral algorithm for axial spondyloarthritis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

A substantial number of patients with chronic low back pain (CLBP) have axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA), but early recognition of these patients is difficult for general practitioners (GPs). The Case Finding Axial Spondyloarthritis (CaFaSpA) referral strategy has shown to be able to identify patients with CLBP at risk for axSpA, but its impact on clinical daily practice is yet unknown.

Objective

To assess the effect of the CaFaSpA referral strategy on pain caused by disability in primary care patients with CLBP.

Methods

Within this clustered randomized controlled trial 93 general practices were randomized to either the CaFaSpA referral model (intervention) or usual primary care (control). In each group primary care patients between 18 and 45 years with CLBP

SUBMITTER: Jamal M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6986702 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature