The acceptability and feasibility of conducting a randomised controlled trial to test the effectiveness of a walking intervention for older people with persistent musculoskeletal pain in primary care: A mixed methods evaluation of the iPOPP pilot trial.

Emma Louise HealeyJohn McBethElaine NichollsCarolyn A Chew-GrahamStephen DentNadine E FosterDaniel HerronTamar PincusLiz HartshorneElaine M HayClare Jinks

Published in: Musculoskeletal care (2023)

This pilot trial suggests that the iPOPP intervention and a future full-scale RCT are both acceptable and feasible. The use of a triangulation protocol enabled more robust conclusions about acceptability and feasibility to be drawn.

Keyphrases

randomized controlled trial
primary care
study protocol
chronic pain
systematic review
pain management
neuropathic pain
clinical trial