Stratified Targeted Engagement From Primary Care to Physical Therapy (STEPPT)
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Official title
Stratified Targeted Engagement From Primary Care to Physical Therapy (STEPPT): A Pragmatic Stepped Wedge Cluster Randomized Trial
Brief summary
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The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if a health system intervention called "Stratified Targeted Engagement from Primary Care to Physical Therapy (STEPPT)" can improve how often doctors refer Hispanic patients with spine pain to physical therapy (referral rate) and how often patients attend physical therapy after being referred (adherence rate). The main questions this study aims to answer are 1) does STEPPT improve physical therapy referral and adherence rates compared to usual care for Hispanic patients with spine pain who seek care in a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) serving low income communities, and 2) how consistently do FQHC providers and staff deliver STEPPT to patients who may benefit? STEPPT will train doctors and other health care providers to educate participants on the benefits of physical therapy for spine pain and participants will receive culturally tailored handouts and videos to teach them about their spine pain and what to expect in physical therapy. Patients will also receive personalized assistance to schedule their physical therapy appointment and address potential barriers for attending the appointment.
Study identification
- NCT ID
- NCT07290361
- Recruitment status
- Recruiting
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Enrollment
- 17,587 participants
Conditions and interventions
Conditions
Interventions
- Engagement of clinic leadership (System Intervention - Usual Care) Behavioral
- Engagement of clinic leadership (System Intervention - STEPPT) Behavioral
- Patient Registry (System Intervention - STEPPT) Behavioral
- Delivery of Patient Education Materials (System Intervention - Usual Care) Behavioral
- Delivery of Patient Education Materials (System Intervention - STEPPT) Behavioral
- Referral Specialist Training (System Intervention - Usual Care) Behavioral
- Patient Health Navigator Training (System Intervention - STEPPT) Behavioral
- Care Navigation (System Intervention - STEPPT) Behavioral
- Care navigation audit and feedback (System Intervention - STEPPT) Behavioral
- Primary Care Provider training (Provider Intervention - STEPPT) Behavioral
- Nurse/Medical Assistant Training (Provider Intervention - STEPPT) Behavioral
- Provider feedback on PT referral and adherence (Provider Intervention - STEPPT) Behavioral
- Patient education on spine pain condition (Patient Intervention - Usual Care) Behavioral
- Patient education on spine pain condition (Patient Intervention - STEPPT) Behavioral
- Patient Education on Physical Referral by Providers (Patient Intervention - Usual Care) Behavioral
- Patient Education on Physical Referral by Providers (Patient Intervention - STEPPT) Behavioral
- Electronic Patient Education on Physical Therapy Referral (Patient Intervention - STEPPT) Behavioral
- Patient education on physical therapy referral by Referral Specialist (Patient Intervention - Usual Care) Behavioral
- Patient education on physical therapy referral by Patient Health Navigator (Patient Intervention - STEPPT) Behavioral
- Care Navigation (System Intervention - Usual Care) Behavioral
- Monitoring of PT referral and adherence rates (System Intervention - STEPPT) Behavioral
- Monitoring of PT referral and adherence rates (System intervention - Usual Care) Behavioral
Behavioral
Eligibility (public fields only)
- Age range
- 18 Years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Healthy volunteers not accepted
This page does not interpret eligibility. Detailed inclusion and exclusion criteria are on the official ClinicalTrials.gov record.
Study timeline
- Start date
- Dec 1, 2025 (Actual)
- Primary completion
- Aug 31, 2028 (Estimated)
- Completion
- Feb 28, 2029 (Estimated)
- Last update posted
- Aug 14, 2026
2025 – 2029
United States locations
- U.S. sites
- 1
- U.S. states
- 1
- U.S. cities
- 1
| Facility | City | State | ZIP | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Family Health Centers of San Diego | San Diego | California | 92182 | Recruiting |
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- Last update posted Aug 14, 2026 · Synced Oct 19, 2026
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