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Chiropractic & Manual Therapies
Published in: Chiropractic & Manual Therapies 1/2016

Open Access 01-12-2016 | Research

Critique of a practice-based pilot study in chiropractic practices in Western Australia

Authors: Lyndon G. Amorin-Woods, Gregory F. Parkin-Smith, Lee Nedkoff, Colleen Fisher

Published in: Chiropractic & Manual Therapies | Issue 1/2016

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Abstract

Background

Practice-based data collection can offer insight into the nature of chiropractic practice and contribute to resolving the conundrum of the chiropractic profession’s role in contemporary healthcare, subsequently informing care service policy. However, there is little formal data available about chiropractic practice to inform decision-makers about the nature and role of chiropractic within the context of a modern multidisciplinary healthcare context in Australia, particularly at a local and regional level.

Methods

This was a mixed-methods data transformation model (qualitative to quantitative) pilot study the purpose of which was to provide a critique of the research design and collect data from a selected sample of chiropractic practices in Western Australia, with a view to offer recommendations related to the design, feasibility and implementation of a future confirmatory study.

Results

A narrative critique of the research methods of this pilot study is offered in this paper covering: (a) practice and patient recruitment, (b) enrollment of patients, (c) data collection methods, (d) acceptability of the study methods, (e) sample size calculations, and (f) design critique.

Conclusions

The result of this critique provides a sensible sample size estimate and recommendations as to the design and implementation of a future confirmatory study. Furthermore, we believe that a confirmatory study is not only feasible, but indeed necessary, with a view to offer meaningful insight into chiropractic practice in Western Australia.

Trial registration

ACTRN12616000434​493 Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry (ANZCTR).
Registered 5 April 2016. First participant enrolled 01 July 2014, retrospectively registered.
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Metadata
Title
Critique of a practice-based pilot study in chiropractic practices in Western Australia
Authors
Lyndon G. Amorin-Woods
Gregory F. Parkin-Smith
Lee Nedkoff
Colleen Fisher
Publication date
01-12-2016
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Chiropractic & Manual Therapies / Issue 1/2016
Electronic ISSN: 2045-709X
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12998-016-0117-8

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