Sequenced Care Pathway vs Pain Navigator Pathway for Veterans With Low Back Pain: The AIM-Back Cluster Randomized Clinical Trial - PubMed
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- AIM-Back trial compared Sequenced Care Pathway (SCP) and Pain Navigator Pathway (PNP) for low back pain in veterans.
- Primary outcomes assessed via EHR at 3 months: no superiority of SCP over PNP for pain interference and physical function.
- SCP included pain education, physical activity, and psychologically informed physical therapy; PNP involved shared decision-making and referrals.
- No significant differences found in secondary outcomes, suggesting both pathways had similar effectiveness.
- Future research should focus on optimizing adherence, testing in other settings, and identifying patient-level response factors.