22,000 patients to help shape future of muscle and joint care
NCT ID NCT05842915
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study aims to create a secure national database for muscle and joint (musculoskeletal) conditions by collecting routine data from community clinics and GP practices. About 22,000 adults will have their information anonymously gathered to help develop a dashboard that tracks care quality. The goal is to improve treatment and outcomes for people with these common conditions.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 22,000 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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May 2024
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
22,000 adult patients (over 2-year period), aged 18+ years consulting a) a Community MSK Service or b) a First Contact Practitioner (FCP) service in primary care, for a musculoskeletal pain condition
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: (MSK Services) * MSK service seeing adult (+18 years) set in community care * MSK service with at least 10 WTE HCPs * System in place for digital collection of PROM/PREM data (FCP Services) * FCP service seeing adult (+18 years) in primary care * FCP service with at least 1 WTE FCP seeing MSK patients * Use of EMIS or SYSTMONE * Able to implement Midlands FCP template * System in place for digital collection of PROM/PREM data (For patients) * +18 years * Active phone number or verified email address to participate in the patient questionnaire * Able to provide informed consent Exclusion Criteria: (MSK Services) \* Secondary care MSK services (For patients) * Has declined for data to be part of research as part of consent process * Unable to complete surveys due to health issues including severe or terminal illness, severe learning difficulties or psychological disorders
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Keele University
RECRUITINGKeele, Staffordshire, ST5 5BG, United Kingdom
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