The NIH Pragmatic Trials Collaboratory is pleased to announce that the IMPACt-LBP NIH Collaboratory Trial received approval this month to transition from the planning phase to the implementation phase. This pragmatic clinical trial embedded in healthcare systems is studying implementation of guideline-based care for low back pain, a leading cause of ambulatory care visits in the United States.
Congratulations to the IMPACt-LBP investigators and their study teams for reaching this important milestone!
IMPACt-LBP will evaluate implementation of the American College of Physicians guideline for low back pain, which involves multidisciplinary collaborative care that includes doctors of chiropractic and physical therapists. The study will measure the effects of first-contact patient referral to these clinicians on physical function, pain, opioid prescriptions, and other patient-level outcomes.
The study is administered by the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health with additional support from the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases and the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. The project is led by Drs. Christine Goertz, Adam Goode, and Hrishikesh Chakraborty of Duke University and Dr. Jon Lurie of Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center.