NCT00909493

Brief Summary

The proposed Nova Scotia Chronic Pain Collaborative Care Network (NSCPCCN) is a professional development partnership between family physicians and chronic pain and addiction specialists designed to build capacity in the health care system and provide improved pain management to patients. The NSCPCCN will provide community physicians with access to chronic pain and addiction specialists to assist in the management of patients with chronic pain. The current project is designed as a pilot project to determine the feasibility of a this program on a large scale. In order to determine the effect of implementation of a mentor- mentee network in the primary care setting, a pilot project will be undertaken. The study will assess the impact of the NSCPCCN on treatment of chronic pain and opiate management in two communities in Nova Scotia prior to a proposed province wide rollout of the program.

Trial Health

100
On Track

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Enrollment
20

participants targeted

Target at below P25 for not_applicable chronic-pain

Timeline
Completed

Started Jun 2008

Typical duration for not_applicable chronic-pain

Status
completed

Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.

Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

June 1, 2008

Completed
11 months until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

April 16, 2009

Completed
15 days until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

May 1, 2009

Completed
27 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

May 28, 2009

Completed
11 months until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

May 1, 2010

Completed
Last Updated

November 2, 2011

Status Verified

October 1, 2011

Enrollment Period

11 months

First QC Date

April 16, 2009

Last Update Submit

October 31, 2011

Conditions

Chronic Pain

Keywords

Improvement of patient care as measured by self-rated health and improve physician satisfaction with chronic pain management

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

  • The primary outcome for patients will be an improvement in self-rated health.

    9 months

  • The primary outcome for physicians will be an improvement in satisfaction in ability to manage chronic pain conditions.

    9 months

Study Arms (1)

Access to Pain Specialist

EXPERIMENTAL

Network

Other: Network Access

Interventions

Network AccessOTHER

Primary Care Physicians in this treatment group will have access to a pain specialist at the Pain Management Unit.

Access to Pain Specialist

Eligibility Criteria

Age19 Years+
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersYes
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • Primary Care Physicians in Nova Scotia DHA 1

You may not qualify if:

  • Primary Care Physicians outside of Nova Scotia DHA 1

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Chronic Pain

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

PainNeurologic ManifestationsSigns and SymptomsPathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
NONE
Purpose
HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
Intervention Model
SINGLE GROUP
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
PI Title
MD FRCPC

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

April 16, 2009

First Posted

May 28, 2009

Study Start

June 1, 2008

Primary Completion

May 1, 2009

Study Completion

May 1, 2010

Last Updated

November 2, 2011

Record last verified: 2011-10