A quick nudge before your appointment could change your care choices
NCT ID NCT07330492
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at whether a short, reassuring message given to adults before a clinic visit for common muscle or joint issues can affect their interest in extra care like tests, injections, or surgery. About 144 participants will either read the message or receive usual care, then rate their interest in follow-up options. Researchers will also track whether they actually schedule that care afterward.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 144 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2026
- Expected to finish
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Jul 2026
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.
- Ages
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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: * Adult (18+ years) * English or Spanish language literacy * Seeking musculoskeletal specialty care * Diagnosed with any non-traumatic musculoskeletal condition * New or return patient to clinic Exclusion Criteria: * Cognitive or other impairment precluding completion of a survey on a tablet * Acute traumatic pathophysiology (fracture, dislocation, sprain/strain)
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Musculoskeletal Institute, UT Health Austin
Austin, Texas, 78712, United States