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EHealth to empower patients with musculoskeletal pain in rural Australia (EMPoweR) a randomised clinical trial: study protocol

Overview of attention for article published in BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, January 2021
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Title
EHealth to empower patients with musculoskeletal pain in rural Australia (EMPoweR) a randomised clinical trial: study protocol
Published in
BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, January 2021
DOI 10.1186/s12891-020-03866-2
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Carlos I. Mesa-Castrillon, Milena Simic, Manuela L. Ferreira, Kristy Hatswell, Georgina Luscombe, Antonio Michell de Gregorio, Phillip R. Davis, Adrian Bauman, Stephen Bunker, Ornella Clavisi, Grahame Knox, Kim L. Bennell, Paulo H. Ferreira

Abstract

Low back pain (LBP) and knee osteoarthritis (OA) are major contributors to disability worldwide. These conditions result in a significant burden at both individual and societal levels. Engagement in regular physical activity and exercise programs are known to improve physical function in both chronic LBP and knee OA populations. For people residing in rural areas, musculoskeletal conditions are often more frequent and disabling compared to urban populations, which could be the result of reduced access to appropriate health services and resources in rural settings. EHealth is an innovative solution to help provide equitable access to treatment for people with musculoskeletal pain living in rural settings. We will conduct a randomised clinical trial investigating the effects of an eHealth intervention compared to usual care, for people with chronic non-specific LBP or knee OA in rural Australia. We will recruit 156 participants with non-specific chronic LBP or knee OA. Following the completion of baseline questionnaires, participants will be randomly allocated to either the eHealth intervention group, involving a tailored physical activity and progressive resistance exercise program remotely delivered by a physiotherapist (n = 78), or usual care (n = 78) involving referral to a range of care practices in the community. Outcomes will be measured at baseline, 3 and 6 months post-randomisation. The primary outcome will be physical function assessed by the Patient-Specific Functional Scale (PSFS). Secondary outcomes include pain intensity, physical activity levels, activity limitations, quality of life, pain coping. We will also collect process evaluation data such as recruitment rate, attendance and adherence, follow-up rate, participants' opinions and any barriers encountered throughout the trial. The findings from this trial will establish the effectiveness of eHealth-delivered interventions that are known to be beneficial for people with LBP and knee OA when delivered in person. As a result, this trial will help to inform health care policy and clinical practice in Australia and beyond for those living in non-urban areas. This study was prospectively registered on the Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry ( ACTRN12618001494224 ) registered 09.05.2018.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
Unknown 192 100%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Master 24 13%
Researcher 15 8%
Student > Bachelor 13 7%
Student > Ph. D. Student 12 6%
Student > Doctoral Student 11 6%
Other 34 18%
Unknown 83 43%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Nursing and Health Professions 28 15%
Medicine and Dentistry 26 14%
Unspecified 10 5%
Sports and Recreations 9 5%
Neuroscience 5 3%
Other 24 13%
Unknown 90 47%
Attention Score in Context

Attention Score in Context

This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 12. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 20 August 2021.
All research outputs
#2,941,187
of 24,615,420 outputs
Outputs from BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
#570
of 4,303 outputs
Outputs of similar age
#78,248
of 513,841 outputs
Outputs of similar age from BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
#13
of 98 outputs
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