How doctors, physios, and patients view low back pain care
Part of Pain clinical trials.
This study interviews general practitioners, physiotherapists, and patients with low back pain to understand how they make care decisions together. The goal is to improve teamwork and communication in primary care.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You are 18 or older.
- You have low back pain (between your ribs and the crease of your buttocks), with or without leg pain.
- You have seen both a general practitioner and a physiotherapist for this pain in French-speaking Belgium.
- Your back pain is not due to a serious condition like a fracture, infection, cancer, or nerve compression.
- You do not have other conditions that might cause the pain (like fibromyalgia or osteoporosis).
- You have not had back surgery in the past year, are not pregnant, and do not live in a nursing home.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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