Journal article
Improving the care for people with acute low-back pain by allied health professionals (the ALIGN trial): A cluster randomised trial protocol
JE McKenzie, DA O'Connor, MJ Page, DS Mortimer, SD French, BF Walker, JL Keating, JM Grimshaw, S Michie, JJ Francis, SE Green
Implementation Science | Published : 2010
Abstract
Background: Variability between clinical practice guideline recommendations and actual clinical practice exists in many areas of health care. A 2004 systematic review examining the effectiveness of guideline implementation interventions concluded there was a lack of evidence to support decisions about effective interventions to promote the uptake of guidelines. Further, the review recommended the use of theory in the development of implementation interventions. A clinical practice guideline for the management of acute low-back pain has been developed in Australia (2003). Acute low-back pain is a common condition, has a high burden, and there is some indication of an evidence-practice gap in ..
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Funding Acknowledgements
The trial is funded by a NHMRC Project grant (436767). JJF has 50% of her time funded by the Chief Scientist Office of the Scottish Government Health Directorate. JMG holds a Canada Research Chair in Health Knowledge Transfer and Uptake. SDF is supported by a NHMRC Primary Health Care Fellowship (567071). All other authors are funded by their own institutions. The NHMRC has had no involvement in the study design, preparation of the manuscript, or the decision to submit the manuscript for publication.