Testing a Reassurance Message Before a Musculoskeletal Clinic Visit
This study is testing if a brief, easy-to-understand message, called a "Nudge intervention," given before a clinic visit can change how interested adults with common muscle, bone, or joint conditions are in getting more medical care. The message explains that many musculoskeletal symptoms are common, often related to normal aging, and can improve with simple self-care. Researchers want to see if reading this message affects your enthusiasm for additional care (like follow-up visits, tests, injections, or surgery) and if it changes whether you actually schedule follow-up care. You could be eligible if you are an adult (18+) seeking care for a non-traumatic musculoskeletal condition and can read English or Spanish. The study aims to enroll 144 participants.
- Study design
- This interventional study will compare participants who receive a pre-visit reassurance message to those who receive usual care. It plans to enroll 144 adults.
- What's involved
- Participants will read a brief message before a musculoskeletal clinic visit. The study will then measure their enthusiasm for additional care immediately after the intervention.
- Compensation
- Not stated in the trial record.
- Follow-up
- The primary endpoint, enthusiasm for additional care, is measured immediately after the intervention. It is not specified if there is follow-up after this.
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Testing a Brief Reassurance Message Before a Musculoskeletal Clinic Visit
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Where it's being run
1 sites across 1 statesWho to contact
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What this trial measures
- Pre-visit enthusiasm for additional careImmediately after intervention
The primary outcome is pre-visit enthusiasm for additional care, measured as participants' self-reported interest in pursuing a return visit, diagnostic tests, physical therapy, injections, or surgery. Participants rate each item on a 0-10 scale, where 0 indicates "not at all interested" and 10 indicates "definitely want it." This outcome is assessed immediately after the intervention (or usual care) and before the clinic visit.