SAGE (safer analgesia): a protocol for a pragmatic cluster randomised controlled trial to reduce the use of high-risk medicines in people with chronic back and/or neck pain.

Abdel Shaheed C, McLachlan AJ, Mathieson S, Ivers R, Clare PJ, Blyth F, Stanaway F, Degenhardt L, Gnjidic D, French S, Thompson R, Hilmer S, Pinheiro M, Machado GC, Austin T, Gardner T, Sharma S, Bennett A, Boogs M, McMaugh J, Vizza L, Downie A, Tracy M, Hopkins R, Osman R, Lindley RI, Hayes C, McCaffery K, Maher C

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DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2026-119354
Published: 2026 May 24
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@article{allodium:10.1136/bmjopen-2026-119354,
  title = {SAGE (safer analgesia): a protocol for a pragmatic cluster randomised controlled trial to reduce the use of high-risk medicines in people with chronic back and/or neck pain.},
  author = {Abdel Shaheed C and McLachlan AJ and Mathieson S and Ivers R and Clare PJ and Blyth F and Stanaway F and Degenhardt L and Gnjidic D and French S and Thompson R and Hilmer S and Pinheiro M and Machado GC and Austin T and Gardner T and Sharma S and Bennett A and Boogs M and McMaugh J and Vizza L and Downie A and Tracy M and Hopkins R and Osman R and Lindley RI and Hayes C and McCaffery K and Maher C},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {BMJ open},
  doi = {10.1136/bmjopen-2026-119354},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2026-119354}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - SAGE (safer analgesia): a protocol for a pragmatic cluster randomised controlled trial to reduce the use of high-risk medicines in people with chronic back and/or neck pain.
AU  - Abdel Shaheed C
AU  - McLachlan AJ
AU  - Mathieson S
AU  - Ivers R
AU  - Clare PJ
AU  - Blyth F
AU  - Stanaway F
AU  - Degenhardt L
AU  - Gnjidic D
AU  - French S
AU  - Thompson R
AU  - Hilmer S
AU  - Pinheiro M
AU  - Machado GC
AU  - Austin T
AU  - Gardner T
AU  - Sharma S
AU  - Bennett A
AU  - Boogs M
AU  - McMaugh J
AU  - Vizza L
AU  - Downie A
AU  - Tracy M
AU  - Hopkins R
AU  - Osman R
AU  - Lindley RI
AU  - Hayes C
AU  - McCaffery K
AU  - Maher C
PY  - 2026
JO  - BMJ open
DO  - 10.1136/bmjopen-2026-119354
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C, A. S., AJ, M., S, M., R, I., PJ, C., F, B., F, S., L, D., D, G., S, F., R, T., S, H., M, P., GC, M., T, A., T, G., S, S., A, B., M, B., J, M., L, V., A, D., M, T., R, H., R, O., RI, L., C, H., K, M., & C, M. (2026). SAGE (safer analgesia): a protocol for a pragmatic cluster randomised controlled trial to reduce the use of high-risk medicines in people with chronic back and/or neck pain.. BMJ open. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2026-119354

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