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Prespecified Internal Pilot and Feasibility Framework for a Pragmatic Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy Versus Generalized Exercise in Surgeons With Chronic Spinal Pain: A Protocol

2026-04-08

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<h4>ABSTRACT</h4> <h4>Background</h4> Trials in occupational populations, such as surgeons, face feasibility challenges due to high workload, restricted availability, and clinical heterogeneity, which may compromise recruitment, adherence, and retention. <h4>Objective</h4> To prespecify the feasibility framework and progression criteria for an internal pilot phase embedded within a pragmatic randomized controll...

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10.64898/2026.04.08.26350288
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