Developing consensus on the classification of neck pain and the grouping of treatments: A Delphi study

To develop a network meta-analysis evaluating the most effective conservative intervention for people with neck pain the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) performed some preliminary studies. A scoping review aimed to describe how neck pain is classified and what interventions are reported in the literature found 19 treatment groups or ‘nodes’.
A Delphi study is the next step in this process of making valid decision when conducting a network meta-analysis. The aim of the Delphi study was to seek consensus from external experts on the classification of neck pain and the grouping of interventions into these 19 nodes.