Massive PT study mines 4 million records to find what works best
NCT ID NCT02285868
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks back at the medical records of about 4 million people who had physical or occupational therapy for muscle and joint problems. Researchers want to see if different ways of giving therapy lead to different results. No new treatments are tested—the goal is to learn from routine care to improve future therapy.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 4,000,000 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Feb 2026
- Expected to finish
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Feb 2029
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
All patients presenting ith orthopedic rehabilitation needs
- Ages
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Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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.
This study involves retrospective secondary analysis of existing standard-of-care documentation from ATI's outpatient rehabilitation EMR. There will be no prospective data collection, no recruitment, and no interaction with patients. After a patient's episode of care is completed (discharge or last recorded visit), the PI will identify eligible encounters based on prespecified inclusion/exclusion criteria (e.g., outpatient PT/OT services at ATI on or after January 1, 2016.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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ATI Physical Therapy and Institute for Musculoskeletal Advancement
Downers Grove, Illinois, 60515, United States
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