Primary outcome measure use in back pain trials may need radical reassessment

A systematic review and meta-synthesis of the impact of low back pain on people’s lives

(2014) Robert Froud et al.   BMC MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS

Primum non nocere: shared informed decision making in low back pain – a pilot cluster randomised trial

(2014) Shilpa Patel et al.   BMC MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS

Report of the NIH Task Force on Research Standards for Chronic Low Back Pain

(2014) Richard A. Deyo et al.   JOURNAL OF PAIN

Using ROC Curves to Choose Minimally Important Change Thresholds when Sensitivity and Specificity Are Valued Equally: The Forgotten Lesson of Pythagoras. Theoretical Considerations and an Example Application of Change in Health Status

(2014) Robert Froud et al.   PLoS One

Standardized Measurement of Recovery From Nonspecific Back Pain

(2012) Julia M. Hush et al.   ARCHIVES OF PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION

Clinicians' perceptions of reporting methods for back pain trials: a qualitative study

(2012) Robert Froud et al.   BRITISH JOURNAL OF GENERAL PRACTICE

Improving the reporting and interpretation of clinical trial outcomes

(2012) Robert Froud et al.   BRITISH JOURNAL OF GENERAL PRACTICE

Years lived with disability (YLDs) for 1160 sequelae of 289 diseases and injuries 1990–2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010

(2012) Theo Vos et al.   LANCET

Study protocol: Improving patient choice in treating low back pain (IMPACT - LBP): A randomised controlled trial of a decision support package for use in physical therapy

(2011) Shilpa Patel et al.   BMC MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS

Reporting outcomes of back pain trials: A modified Delphi study

(2011) Robert Froud et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PAIN

Do Numerical Rating Scales and the Roland-Morris Disability Questionnaire capture changes that are meaningful to patients with persistent back pain?

(2010) Julia M Hush et al.   CLINICAL REHABILITATION

How is recovery from low back pain measured? A systematic review of the literature

(2010) Steven J. Kamper et al.   EUROPEAN SPINE JOURNAL

The COSMIN checklist for assessing the methodological quality of studies on measurement properties of health status measurement instruments: an international Delphi study

(2010) Lidwine B. Mokkink et al.   QUALITY OF LIFE RESEARCH

Estimating the number needed to treat from continuous outcomes in randomised controlled trials: methodological challenges and worked example using data from the UK Back Pain Exercise and Manipulation (BEAM) trial

(2009) Robert Froud et al.   BMC Medical Research Methodology

Interpreting Change Scores for Pain and Functional Status in Low Back Pain

(2009) Raymond W. J. G. Ostelo et al.   SPINE