Feasibility and Acceptability of Collaborative Care for People With Musculoskeletal and Mental Problems

Launched by ROYAL NATIONAL ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL NHS TRUST · Aug 19, 2021

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ClinConnect Summary

Methodology:

The investigators will perform a single-center, mixed methods two-arm parallel-group Randomized Control trial (RCT), comparing the collaborative care intervention in patients with musculoskeletal (MSK) and co-existing mental conditions with usual care.

The study will be carried out at the Therapies Rehabilitation Outpatient setting, at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust, Stanmore, London. The duration of the study will be 12 months and the patient's participation will be for 6 months.

Patients will be approached by their attending physician in their routine ou...

Gender

ALL

Eligibility criteria

• • Participants/ patients
• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Patients over 18 years old, with an MSK condition requiring a therapy outpatient appointment.
• • Scoring ≥ 20 on the PHQ-ADS.
• • Able to provide written informed consent and willing to participate
• • Able and willing to complete questionnaires and study assessments
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Patients who are already receiving treatment for a psychiatric condition from a specialist mental health service.
• • Scoring \< 20 on the PHQ-ADS.
• • Lacking capacity to consent
• • Unable or unwilling to complete questionnaires and study assessments
• • Participating in other trials
• • Participants/ staff
• • Clinical staff involved in the treatment of the participants allocated to the intervention group