Implementation of a novel stratified PAthway of CarE for common musculoskeletal (MSK) conditions in primary care: protocol for a multicentre pragmatic randomised controlled trial (the PACE MSK trial)

• Michele Sterling,
• Ian Cameron,
• Lyndal Trevena,
• Manuela Ferreira,
• Kim L Bennell,
• Paul Hodges,
• Michael Nicholas,
• Luke Connelly,
• Kathryn Refshauge,
• Kerrie Evans,
• Trudy Rebbeck,
• Julia Treleaven,
• Gwen Jull,
• Tim J Shaw,
• Milena Simic,
• Paulo Ferreira,
• Darren Beales,
• Carrie Ritchie,
• Nadine Foster,
• Deborah Black

Affiliations

Michele Sterling

RECOVER Injury Research Centre, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Ian Cameron

School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia

Lyndal Trevena

School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia

Manuela Ferreira

School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia

Kim L Bennell

Centre for Health, Exercise and Sports Medicine, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Paul Hodges

Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Michael Nicholas

Pain Management Research Institute, Kolling Institute, Northern Sydney Local Health District and Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, St Leonards, New South Wales, Australia

Luke Connelly

Department of Sociology and Business Law, The University of Queensland, Centre for the Business and Economics of Health, The University of Bologna, Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Kathryn Refshauge

School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia

Kerrie Evans

School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia

Trudy Rebbeck

School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia

Julia Treleaven

Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Gwen Jull

Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Tim J Shaw

School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia

Milena Simic

School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia

Paulo Ferreira

School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia

Darren Beales

School of Physiotherapy and Exercise Science, Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Carrie Ritchie

RECOVER Injury Research Centre, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Nadine Foster

Primary Care Centre Versus Arthritis, School of Medicine, Keele University, Keele, UK

Deborah Black

School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia