New dashboard aims to reduce guesswork in muscle and joint care
NCT ID NCT07112508
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a new tool called the PRISM Dashboard, which gives physiotherapists feedback on how their decisions compare to their peers. The goal is to see if this feedback helps reduce differences in care for people with muscle and joint pain. About 60 physiotherapists and their patients will take part across four areas in the UK. The study is a small first step to see if a larger trial is possible.
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Study facts
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- 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 60 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2026
- Expected to finish
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Nov 2027
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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Inclusion and Exclusion Criteria for Sites and Individual FCPs Site Inclusion Criteria * FCPs (First Contact Physiotherapists) must have regular clinical supervision by a more experienced physiotherapist. * Health Care Professionals Council (HCPC) registered Physiotherapists. * Provide physiotherapy to NHS patients. * Able to send monthly data uploads to the UCL Data Safe Haven to be added to the PRISM dashboard. Patient Inclusion Criteria * 18 years of age and above. * Registered with a GP practice that is a Participant Identification Centre for this study. * Consented to provide outcome measures as part of the trial process. Site Exclusion Criteria * No clinical supervision by a more experienced physiotherapist available currently or in practice for the FCPs. * Community service physiotherapy. * Unable to send data to the UCL Data Safe Haven monthly. Patient Exclusion Criteria * Non-musculoskeletal (MSK) problem. * Insufficient level of English understanding and expression to allow independent completion of assessment instruments. * Lacking capacity or unwilling to consent. * Patients who attended FCP but were not treated as they were found to have been an inappropriate referral.
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Conditions
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How to take part
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The places running it
2 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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City & Hackney Primary Care
RECRUITINGLondon, United Kingdom
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South Tyneside Integrated Primary Care
RECRUITINGNewcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
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