Clinical Observation, Management and Function Of low back pain Relief Therapies (COMFORT): A cluster randomised controlled trial protocol

Introduction Low back pain (LBP) is commonly treated with opioid analgesics despite evidence that these medicines provide minimal or no benefit for LBP and have an established profile of harms. International guidelines discourage or urge caution with the use of opioids for back pain; however, doctor...

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Main Authors: Fiona Blyth, Louisa Degenhardt, Christopher Maher, Kirsten McCaffery, Patrick J Kelly, Thomas Lung, Simon French, Sharon Reid, Hazel Jenkins, Christina Abdel Shaheed, Rachel Thompson, Stephanie Mathieson, Gabrielle Campbell, Andrew McLachlan, Rowena Ivers, Fiona Stanaway, Michael Wright, Carol Bennett, Lisa Vizza, Philip James Clare, Bradley Martin, Rawa Osman, Monika Boogs, Jarrod McMaugh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2023-11-01
Series:BMJ Open
Online Access:https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/13/11/e075286.full