The development and use of mobile messaging for individuals with musculoskeletal pain conditions: A scoping review protocol

[NB. Published protocol: doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2021-048964] Existing reviews in this area have focussed on synthesising evidence of effectiveness from randomised controlled trials. To our knowledge, no reviews have examined how messaging systems for individuals with musculoskeletal pain may be best developed. Similarly, the findings from observational studies of messaging for musculoskeletal pain have not been synthesised. Our aims are twofold: (i) to identify information that could be influential in the design of future messaging interventions for musculoskeletal pain conditions, and (ii) to synthesise the findings of efficacy, effectiveness and economics derived from both experimental and observational messaging studies used for individuals with musculoskeletal pain.