Can the Enhanced Transtheoretical Model Intervention (ETMI) be Implemented in a Public Health Organization

Ariel University

Status

Completed

Conditions

Low Back Pain

Treatments

Other: the Enhanced Transtheoretical Model Intervention (ETMI)

Study type

Observational

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT04819009

ArielURF

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this study is to assess whether the ETMI method can be implemented among primary care practitioners in the central district of Maccabi Health Services and examine whether it provides a medical and economic advantage.

Full description

An implementation study- a prospective cohort study with pre- and post-intervention by retrieving economic and therapeutic outcome data from MHS databases. The intervention group will be the Central District of MHS, among 220 primary care practitioners (100 Physicians and 120 physiotherapists) and their patients (n=7,000) who suffer from back pain and receive treatment. We will investigate the relationship between the care received and outcomes in terms of healthcare utilization, costs, and patient-relevant outcomes.

Enrollment

1,463 patients

Sex

All

Ages

18+ years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

primary care practitioners and their patients, who suffer from back pain and receive treatment.
patients who suffer from back pain and receive treatment with or without leg radiation

Exclusion criteria