Individuals’ experiences of a novel intervention for low back pain.v1
Research type
Research Study
Full title
A phenomenological study of patients’ and physiotherapists’ experiences of a novel multidimensional behavioural intervention for non-specific chronic low back pain.
IRAS ID
151132
Contact name
Christopher Newton
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust
Research summary
Low back pain is the number one cause of disability in the United Kingdom and bears significant costs to sufferers, society and the economy. Historically, interventions used to manage low back pain have focused on treating signs and symptoms rather than targeting the mechanisms that underlie the disorder. It is now accepted that low back pain is a multidimensional biological, psychological and social disorder. To date, treatments that have focused on a single dimension of the problem have produced disappointing results. Resultantly, there has been a need for the development of interventions that account for the multidimensional nature of the problem. In response, one approach that has been developed and tested is called Cognitive Functional Therapy (CFT).
CFT has shown to be an effective intervention in comparison best practice physiotherapy for low back pain in a recent research trial. However, whilst large studies are important in determining the effectiveness of a treatment they do not always account for individuals’ experiences of the intervention. No previous work has been completed that has evaluated individuals’ experiences of CFT. Equally no previous work has evaluated what physiotherapists experiences are of using CFT in clinical practice. Therefore, the proposed study aims to gain in-depth insights of individuals’ experiences of CFT, from both the viewpoint of people who have been treated with CFT and from physiotherapists who have been trained in and are using CFT in their clinical practice. In doing so, valuable knowledge may be gained about how well this approach works in real-life situations.
People who have been treated with CFT and physiotherapists previously trained in CFT will be recruited to the study and asked about their experiences in an interview held at University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust.REC name
North West - Greater Manchester South Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
14/NW/0189
Date of REC Opinion
21 Mar 2014
REC opinion
Favourable Opinion