Fibromyalgia & musculoskeletal pain
Effectiveness of an eHealth‐Delivered Program to Empower People With Musculoskeletal Pain in Rural Australia: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Primary result · Function (Patient-Specific Functional Scale, 0-30)Result — go to the resultMean between-group difference 3.6 95% CI 1.3–5.9Authors' conclusion
A physiotherapist-delivered eHealth intervention is effective and provides clinically meaningful improvements in function compared to usual care for people with musculoskeletal pain in rural communities.
Study context
- Population
- Adults with chronic nonspecific low back pain or knee OA, rural Australiaor knee OA 59
- Participants
- 156 adults
- Comparison
- 3-month physiotherapist-delivered eHealth physical activity program vs usual care
- eHealthn = 78
- Usual caren = 78reference
- Primary endpoint
- Patient-Specific Functional Scale (0-30); 3-point between-group difference = MCID
- Follow-up
- 3 months
Methodological detailsparallel, two-group, pragmatic, superiority
- Parallel
- Two-group
- Pragmatic
- Superiority
Primary result
As reported in the abstract
Function (Patient-Specific Functional Scale, 0-30)
Mean between-group difference
3.6
95% CI 1.3–5.9
eHealthvs Usual care
mean between-group difference 3.6 (95% CI 1.3–5.9)
Secondary outcomes
| Outcome | Difference (95% CI) | |
|---|---|---|
| Disability (of 100)Small but statistically significantly greater improvement | 7.2 (2.1–12.3) | |
| Quality of life (of 100)Small but statistically significantly greater improvement | 4.5 (0.0–9.0) | |
| −5051015Difference (linear scale) |
Pain, coping skills and physical activity levels
- No clinical or statistical differences between groups
Original publication
Effectiveness of an eHealth‐Delivered Program to Empower People With Musculoskeletal Pain in Rural Australia: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). Published 29 January 2024. doi:10.
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