Patient-centered professional practice models for managing low back pain in older adults: a pilot randomized controlled trial

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Published online 2017 Oct 13. doi: 10.1186/s12877-017-0624-z

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Table 3

Reported Serious Adverse Events and Medication Side Effects

Treatment Group	Event Description	Grading
Shared Care	Hospitalization for flare up of existing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease	Serious, Unrelated to Study
Dual Care	Hospitalization for amaurosis fugax and carotid artery blockage diagnosed by outside provider during study enrollment process	Serious, Unrelated to Study
Dual Care	Hospitalization for pneumonia and atrial fibrillation	Serious, Unrelated to Study
Dual Care	Hospitalization for chest pain diagnosed as reflux esophagitis by outside provider	Serious, Unrelated to Study
Medical Care	Hospitalization for accidental fall with pneumothorax	Serious, Unrelated to Study
Unallocated	Hospitalization for renal lithiasis with sepsis during study enrollment process	Serious, Unrelated to Study
Shared Care	Hospitalization for chest pain with cardiac catheterization	Serious, Unlikely Related to Study
Dual Care	Hospitalization for ischemic colitis	Serious, Unlikely Related to Study
Shared Care	Medication side effect of vomiting after taking a muscle relaxant that resolved with discontinuation	Moderate, Definitely Related to Study
Shared Care	Medication side effect of dermal burning sensations from a nicotine patch that resolved with discontinuation	Mild, Definitely Related to Study
Medical Care	Medication side effect of jerking sensations in an arm after gabapentin use that resolved with a dose change	Mild, Possibly Related to Study