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ISRCTN
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ISRCTN84969019
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ClinicalTrials.gov identifier
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Public title
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Is the outcome for patients with low back pain influenced by GP's referral for plain radiography
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Scientific title
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Acronym
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N/A
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Serial number at source
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HTA 93/17/11
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Study hypothesis
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A study in general practice to compare short- and long-term outcomes for patients with low back pain who are referred or not referred for lumbar spine X-ray after first presentation.
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Ethics approval
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Not provided at time of registration.
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Study design
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Randomised controlled trial
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Countries of recruitment
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United Kingdom
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Disease/condition/study domain
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Musculoskeletal diseases: Spinal conditions
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Participants - inclusion criteria
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Patients who consulted their general practitioner (GP) with low back pain and who had not consulted in the previous 4 weeks.
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Participants - exclusion criteria
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Not provided at time of registration.
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Anticipated start date
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01/10/1995
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Anticipated end date
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31/03/1999
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Status of trial
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Completed
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Patient information material
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Target number of participants
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94 practices
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Interventions
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Randomised controlled trial (RCT) in UK general practices, with an observational arm to enable comparisons to be made with patients not recruited to the trial. Random allocation to immediate referral for X-ray or not.
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Primary outcome measure(s)
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Roland and Morris disability, Hospital Anxiety and Depression, EuroQol, Short Form with 36 items (SF-36), consultations and referrals at 6 weeks and 1 year.
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Secondary outcome measure(s)
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Not provided at time of registration.
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Sources of funding
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NIHR Health Technology Assessment Programme - HTA (UK)
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Trial website
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Publications
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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=11044957
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Contact name
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Mrs
Sally
Kerry
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Address
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Dept of General Practice & Primary Care
St Georges Hospital Medical School
Hunter Wing
Cranmer Terrace
Tooting
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City/town
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London
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Zip/Postcode
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SW17 0RE
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Country
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United Kingdom
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Tel
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+44 020 8725 2785
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Fax
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+44 020 8 767 7697
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Email
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sgjdgp2@sghms.ac.uk
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Sponsor
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Department of Health (UK)
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Address
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Quarry House
Quarry Hill
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City/town
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Leeds
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Zip/Postcode
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LS2 7UE
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Country
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United Kingdom
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Email
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Sheila.Greener@doh.gsi.gov.uk
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Sponsor website:
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http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/index.htm
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Date applied
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25/04/2003
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Last edited
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17/01/2008
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Date ISRCTN assigned
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25/04/2003
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