Better measuring and reporting of adverse events are needed in back pain trials of non-drug interventions

Christina Abdel Shaheed^{1

2}, Christopher G Maher², Ann-Mason Furmage^{3

4}, Tammy Hoffmann⁵, Andrew J McLachlan⁶

Affiliations

¹ Sydney School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.
² Institute for Musculoskeletal Health, University of Sydney and Sydney Local Health District, Sydney, Australia.
³ Disability Action Plan Steering Committee, Sydney Local Health District, Sydney, Australia.
⁴ Consumer Advisory Council, Clinical Council and the Disability Action Plan Working Group, Sydney Dental Hospital, Sydney, Australia.
⁵ Institute for Evidence Based Healthcare, Bond University, Queensland, Australia.
⁶ Sydney Pharmacy School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.

Comment

Christina Abdel Shaheed et al. BMJ. 2022.

. 2022 Apr 28:377:o1055.

doi: 10.1136/bmj.o1055.

Christina Abdel Shaheed^{1

2}, Christopher G Maher², Ann-Mason Furmage^{3

4}, Tammy Hoffmann⁵, Andrew J McLachlan⁶

¹ Sydney School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.
² Institute for Musculoskeletal Health, University of Sydney and Sydney Local Health District, Sydney, Australia.
³ Disability Action Plan Steering Committee, Sydney Local Health District, Sydney, Australia.
⁴ Consumer Advisory Council, Clinical Council and the Disability Action Plan Working Group, Sydney Dental Hospital, Sydney, Australia.
⁵ Institute for Evidence Based Healthcare, Bond University, Queensland, Australia.
⁶ Sydney Pharmacy School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.

No abstract available

Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: None declared.

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