Trial reportPhysiotherapy2013
PhysioDirect: supporting physiotherapists to deliver telephone assessment and advice services within the context of a randomised trial.
Trial report in Physiotherapy, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
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Who cites it
11 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Training interventions for improving telephone consultation skills in clinicians.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2017Pooled it
- Evaluation of a Novel e-Learning Program for Physiotherapists to Manage Knee Osteoarthritis via Telehealth: Qualitative Study Nested in the PEAK (Physiotherapy Exercise and Physical Activity for Knee Osteoarthritis) Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of medical Internet research · 2021Trial
- Health services changes: is a run-in period necessary before evaluation in randomised clinical trials?Trials · 2014Trial
- Effectiveness of PhysioDirect telephone assessment and advice services for patients with musculoskeletal problems: pragmatic randomised controlled trial.BMJ (Clinical research ed.) · 2013Trial
- Preparing the workforce for telehealth practice: a scoping review.Frontiers in health services · 2026Review
- Telehealth competencies for allied health professionals: A scoping review.Journal of telemedicine and telecare · 2025Article
- Use of Remote Consultations by Chiropractors in the United Kingdom During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Cross-Sectional Survey.Journal of chiropractic medicine · 2025Article
- Telehealth Training and Education for Allied Health Professionals: A Scoping Review.Telemedicine reports · 2025Review
- Training needs in telerehabilitation: results of a cross-sectional online survey with therapists and patients.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
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- Physical therapists and public perceptions of telerehabilitation: An online open survey on acceptability, preferences, and needs.Brazilian journal of physical therapyObservational
Corrections and comments
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Authors and funding
5 authors.
Funding
Abstract
Physiotherapy-led telephone assessment and advice services for patients with musculoskeletal problems have been developed in many services in the UK, but high quality trial data on clinical and cost effectiveness has been lacking. In order to address this 'The PhysioDirect trial' (ISRCTN55666618), was a pragmatic randomised trial of a PhysioDirect telephone assessment and advice service. This paper describes the PhysioDirect system used in the trial and how physiotherapists were trained and supported to use the system and deliver the PhysioDirect service. The PhysioDirect system used in the trial was developed in Huntingdon and now serves a population of 350,000 people. When initiating or providing physiotherapy-led telephone assessment and advice services training and support for physiotherapists delivering care in this way is essential. An enhanced skill set is required for telephone assessment and advice particularly in listening and communication skills. In addition to an initial training programme, even experienced physiotherapists benefit from a period of skill consolidation to become proficient and confident in assessing patients and delivering care using the telephone. A computer-based system assists the delivery of a physiotherapy-led musculoskeletal assessment and advice service. Clinical Trials Registration Number (ISRCTN55666618).
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