Stratified Care - workpackage 1(KAPS)
Chief Investigator: |
Prof Nadine Foster |
Principal Investigator: |
Prof Kate Dunn |
Study Co-ordinator: |
Stephanie Tooth |
Funder name / reference number: | NIHR Programme grant for applied research (PGfAR) |
UKCRN Study portfolio: | ID: 16869 |
Year | 2014 - 2016 |
Study design
Prospective cohort survey in Primary care.
This is Workpackage 1 of the NIHR Stratified Care Programme Grant.
Study population: 1897 Patients who have consulted their GP about a back, neck, shoulder, knee or multi-site pain at 14 GP practices in Central England received a questionnaire at baseline (shortly after consultation) and further questionnaires at 2 and 6 month follow-up.
Primary objective
To externally validate and refine a prognostic tool (Keele STarT MSK Tool) designed to classify patients with the most common musculoskeletal pain conditions (back, neck, shoulder, knee or multi-site pain) to low, medium or high risk of poor outcome.