Randomised controlled trial to compare surgical stabilisation of the lumbar spine with an intensive rehabilitation programme for patients with chronic low back pain: the MRC spine stabilisation trial
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Fairbank, J., Frost, H., Wilson-MacDonald, J., Yu, L., Barker, K., & Collins, R. (2005)
Randomised controlled trial to compare surgical stabilisation of the lumbar spine with an intensive rehabilitation programme for patients with chronic low back pain: the MRC spine stabilisation trial. BMJ, 330(7502), 1233. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.38441.620417.8f
Objectives
To assess the clinical effectiveness of surgical stabilisation (spinal fusion) compared with intensive rehabilitation for patients with chronic low back pain.
Desi...
Does it matter if clinicians recruiting for a trial don't understand what the trial is really about? Qualitative study of surgeons' experiences of participation in a pragmatic multi-centre RCT
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Ziebland, S., Featherstone, K., Snowdon, C., Barker, K., Frost, H., & Fairbank, J. (2007)
Does it matter if clinicians recruiting for a trial don't understand what the trial is really about? Qualitative study of surgeons' experiences of participation in a pragmatic multi-centre RCT. Trials, 8(1), 1-7. https://doi.org/10.1186/1745-6215-8-4
Background Qualitative methods are increasingly used to study the process of clinical trials and patients understanding of the rationale for trials, randomisation and reasons...
Randomised controlled trial for evaluation of fitness programme for patients with chronic low back pain
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Frost, H., Moffett, J. K., Moser, J. S., & Fairbank, J. C. T. (1995)
Randomised controlled trial for evaluation of fitness programme for patients with chronic low back pain. BMJ, 310(6973), 151-154. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.310.6973.151
Objective: To evaluate a progressive fitness programme for patients with chronic low back pain.
Design: Single blind randomised controlled trial. Assessments were carried out ...
Surgical stabilisation of the spine compared with a programme of intensive rehabilitation for the management of patients with chronic low back pain: cost utility analysis based on a randomised controlled trial
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Rivero-Arias, O., Campbell, H., Gray, A., Fairbank, J., Frost, H., & Wilson-MacDonald, J. (2005)
Surgical stabilisation of the spine compared with a programme of intensive rehabilitation for the management of patients with chronic low back pain: cost utility analysis based on a randomised controlled trial. BMJ, 330(7502), 1239. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.38441.429618.8f
OBJECTIVE:
To determine whether, from a health provider and patient perspective, surgical stabilisation of the spine is cost effective when compared with an intensive programm...
Randomised controlled trial of physiotherapy compared with advice for low back pain
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Frost, H., Lamb, S. E., Doll, H. A., Carver, P. T., & Stewart-Brown, S. (2004)
Randomised controlled trial of physiotherapy compared with advice for low back pain. BMJ, 329(7468), 708. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.38216.868808.7c
Objective
To measure the effectiveness of routine physiotherapy compared with an assessment session and advice from a physiotherapist for patients with low back pain.
Design ...