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Table 1 Characteristics of CPGs

From: Are clinical practice guidelines for low back pain interventions of high quality and updated? A systematic review using the AGREE II instrument

Clinical Practice Guideline

Publication year

Country

Status

Topic

Publication dates of systematic search strategy

American College of Physician (ACP) [35]

2017

USA

Update

Educational / behavioural, physical therapy, pharmaceutics

2008–2015

American Imaging Management (AIM) Specialty Health [36]

2019

USA

Update

Surgery

Not reported

American Osteopathic Association (AOA) [37]

2016

USA

Update

Physical therapy

2003–2014

American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians (ASIPP) [38]

2019

USA

New

Pharmaceutics

Not reported

Brazilian Medical Association (BMA) [39]

2018

Brazil

New

Educational / behavioural

Not reported

China Association of Acupuncture-Moxibustion (CAAM) [40]

2016

China

New

Alternative medicine

Not reported

Canadian Chiropractic Guideline Initiative (CCGI) [41]

2018

Canada

New

Educational / behavioural, physical therapy

2015–2017

Council on Chiropractic Guidelines and Practice Parameters (CCGPP) [42]

2016

USA

Adoptiona

Physical therapy

2009–2014

Change Pain Latin America (CPLA) [43]

2018

Latin America

Adoptionb

Physical therapy, pharmaceutics

2004–2014

Dutch Society of Anesthesiologists (DSA) [44]

2016

Netherlands

New

Surgery

1990–2011

Global Spine Care Initiative (GSCI) [45]

2018

International

New

Surgery

Not reported

Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement (ICSI) [46]

2018

USA

Update

Educational / behavioural, physical therapy, pharmaceutics

2000–2017

Belgian Health Care Knowledge Centre (KCE) [47]

2017

Belgium

Adoptionc

Educational / behavioural, physical therapy, pharmaceutics, surgery

2010–2015

Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine (KIOM) [48]

2017

Korea

New

Physical therapy, pharmaceutics, alternative medicine

start date not reported - 2015

Korean Society of Spine Surgery (KSSS) [49]

2017

Korea

Adoptiond

Educational / behavioural, physical therapy, pharmaceutics

2000–2016

Labor & Industries (L&I), Washington State [50]

2016

USA

Update

Surgery

Not reported

National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) [51]

2016

UK

Update

Educational / behavioural, physical therapy, pharmaceutics, surgery

2013–2015

Polish Society of Physiotherapy (PSP) [52]

2017

Poland

New

Physical therapy

Not reported

Polish Spine Surgery Society (PSSS) [53]

2016

Poland

New

Surgery

Not reported

Toward Optimized Practice (TOP) Low Back Pain Working Group [54].

2017

USA

Update

Educational / behavioural, physical therapy, pharmaceutics, surgery

2010–2014

Veterans Affairs/Department of Defense (VADoD) Collaboration Office [55]

2017

USA

Update

Educational / behavioural, physical therapy, pharmaceutics

2006–2016

  1. aThree evidence-based clinical practice guidelines for the surgical and interventional management of persistent and disabling spine disorders were selected by consensus (Globe et al. J Manipulative Physiol Ther 2008; Baker et al. Top Integr Health Care, 2012; Farabaugh RJ, J Manipulative Physiol Ther 2010)
  2. bEleven evidence-based clinical practice guidelines were selected according to the field of interest. Table 4 of original publication contains all references
  3. cOne evidence-based clinical practice guidelines was selected (de Campos, NICE 2016);
  4. dThree evidence-based clinical practice guidelines were selected according to the field of interest (Dagenais et al. Spine J 2010; Koes et al. Eur Spine J 2010; Chou et al. Ann Intern Med 200)
  5. Note: For full details of CPG see Supplement Digital Content 3