A randomized, placebo-controlled trial of patient education for acute low back pain (PREVENT Trial): statistical analysis plan.
Adrian C Traeger, Ian W Skinner, Markus Hübscher, Hopin Lee, G Lorimer Moseley, Michael K Nicholas, Nicholas Henschke, Kathryn M Refshauge, Fiona M Blyth, Chris J Main, Julia M Hush, Garry Pearce, Serigne Lo, James H McAuley
PMID 28545779WHAT IT FOUND
No results are reported.
This paper describes planned statistical analyses for a trial of patient education for acute low back pain.
What this paper is
This is a statistical analysis plan for a randomized placebo-controlled trial of patient education for acute low back pain. It describes planned analyses of pain, disability, recovery, mood, pain attitudes, healthcare use, and follow-up, but it reports no trial results. There is no finding here to change practice.
Declared interests
The trial was funded by the National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia. The authors declared no conflicts of interest.
The easy way to misread this
Do not treat this paper as evidence that patient education reduced pain or disability. It is a statistical analysis plan and reports no trial results.