Protocol for a process evaluation: face-to-face physiotherapy compared with a supported home exercise programme for the management of musculoskeletal conditions: the REFORM trial.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The REFORM (REhabilitation FOR Musculoskeletal conditions) trial is a non-inferiority randomised controlled trial (n=210) designed to determine whether a supported home exercise programme is as good or better than a course of face-to-face physiotherapy for the management of some musculoskeletal conditions. The trial is currently being conducted across Sydney government hospitals in Australia. This process evaluation will run alongside the REFORM trial. It combines qualitative and quantitative data to help explain the trial results and determine the feasibility of rolling out supported home exercise programmes in settings similar to the REFORM trial.

Methods and analysis

Two theoretical frameworks underpin our process evaluation methodology: the Realist framework

SUBMITTER: Withers HG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9258511 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature