Direct Access Physiotherapy in the Pediatric Emergency Department (PedEDmsk)
Musculoskeletal Pain, Musculoskeletal Diseases or Conditions
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Musculoskeletal Pain
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: aged 6.00-17.99 years of age present to the Montreal Children's Hospital Emergency Department with a suspected MSK complaint, traumatic or not are given a triage score of 3 (urgent), 4 (less urgent), or 5 (nonurgent) according to the Canadian Triage and Acuity Scale (CTAS) are able to communicate in French or English Exclusion Criteria: present with a major MSK condition requiring urgent care (e.g., open fracture, open wound) a red flag (e.g. progressive neurological disorder, infectious symptoms) a co-morbid unstable condition.
Sites / Locations
- McGill University Health CenterRecruiting
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
Active Comparator
Interdisciplinary
Usual care
Interdisciplinary model for management of low acuity msk complaint
usual care