Early Fear Reduction for Back Pain: The FREE Approach in General Practice (ptinquest.libsyn.com)

• FREE approach for low back pain fear reduction
• Cluster-randomised trial in general practice (New Zealand)
• Improved confidence, no significant outcome improvement

"The Fear Reduction Exercised Early (FREE) approach for low back pain management in general practice was tested in a pragmatic cluster-randomised controlled trial. Providing accurate information about back pain increased patient confidence in the provider but did not significantly improve clinical outcomes. The study by Darlow et al. was published in PLoS Medicine in 2019."