CompletedNot Applicable

Screening Anxiety and Depression Among Patients with Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain Within Physiotherapy Practices

Belgium750 participantsStarted 2023-01-02

Plain-language summary

This study will investigate whether physiotherapists can accurately identify symptoms of anxiety and of depression in patients with chronic musculoskeletal pain (primary aim). The prevalence of co-morbid anxiety and depression in patients with chronic neck and / or shoulder pain, chronic low back pain, rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis or fibromyalgia within physiotherapy practices will be established (secondary aim).

Who can participate

Age range18 Years – 100 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion criteria: Physiotherapists: \- Physiotherapists of AXXON, the Belgian Professional Physiotherapy Organization. Patients \- Self-reported chronic neck and / or shoulder pain, chronic low back pain, rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis or fibromyalgia. Exclusion criteria: * Not meeting inclusion criteria. * No additional exclusion criteria.

What they're measuring

Generalized Anxiety Disorder - 7

Timeframe: 2 weeks

Patient Health Questionnaire -9

Timeframe: 2 weeks

Numeric Rating Scale

Timeframe: 2 weeks

Trial details

NCT IDNCT06785883

SponsorKU Leuven

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeOBSERVATIONAL

Primary completion2024-12-20

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