Peer Mentorship: An Intervention To Promote Effective Pain Self-Management In Adolescents
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Brief Summary
This protocol matches child subjects with peer mentors of similar age who have learned to function successfully with a chronic pain disorder. The trained mentors will present information to the subjects in a supervised and monitored interaction via telephone and computer for 2 months and encourage participation in skill-building programs. Children will be tested for improvement in pain and functioning at 2 months and again at 4 months to see if improvements persist. The investigators hypothesize that children who received peer mentor support will show more improvement in pain and functioning at 2 and 4 months into treatment than those in a control group who do not receive mentor support.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at below P25 for not_applicable
Started Dec 2009
1 active site
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Trial Relationships
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
December 1, 2009
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
April 27, 2010
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
May 7, 2010
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
June 1, 2011
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
June 1, 2011
CompletedResults Posted
Study results publicly available
March 9, 2016
CompletedSeptember 30, 2016
August 1, 2016
1.5 years
April 27, 2010
February 10, 2016
August 4, 2016
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Adherence to Physician Recommended CAM Therapies
This measure tracks the attendance of CAM therapies recommended by the subjects' pain specialist physician.
post intervention (week 8)
Secondary Outcomes (12)
Body Map and Pain Assessment
2 months
Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI)
2 months
Child Symptom Inventory (CSI)
2 months
Child Anxiety Sensitivity Inventory (CASI) - Child Report
2 months
Health Belief Scale (HBS) Short Version - Child Report
2 months
- +7 more secondary outcomes
Study Arms (3)
Mentorship
EXPERIMENTALSubjects randomly assigned to this arm received the specified "Mentorship Intervention"
Control
NO INTERVENTIONSubjects randomly assigned to this control group receive treatment as usual (TAU).
Mentors
NO INTERVENTIONSubjects recruited to the "Mentor" arm of the study are UCLA Pediatric Pain Program patients between the ages of 14 and 18. These mentors are identified by the Principal Investigator as children who have not necessarily eliminated pain, but have learned how to cope with pain and maintain appropriate functioning in daily life. Mentors undergo an in depth training from doctoral level psychologists who are members of the research team. Mentors present pain coping information developed by the research team, provide support, and encourage mentees to attend pain management therapies. They are also monitored by doctoral level psychologists throughout the duration of the study to ensure safety and appropriate contact with mentees via telephone.
Interventions
Subjects in this condition receive 10 sessions over 8 weeks (2 sessions for the first 2 weeks, 1 session per week for the remaining 6 weeks) with a mentor presenting information on pain self-management and coping techniques, as well as discussing concerns and feelings with the subject receiving the intervention. Information is presented on slides via internet connected home computer. Mentor-mentee interaction is conducted via telephone on a conference call line with a doctoral level psychologist monitoring call for safety of all parties.
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- between the ages of 14 and 18
- any patient who has been successfully treated in the UCLA Pediatric Pain Program
- access to telephone
- access to internet enabled computer
You may not qualify if:
- younger than 14
- older than 18
- new patient
- no access to telephone
- no access to internet enabled computer
- Mentees and controls:
- chronic pain diagnosis
- between the ages of 12 and 17
- access to telephone
- access to internet enabled computer
- new to UCLA Pediatric Pain Clinic
- plans to utilize program CAM therapies
- already utilizing UCLA Pediatric Pain Program CAM therapies
- unable to read, speak, or understand english
- younger than 12 or older than 17
- +4 more criteria
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (1)
UCLA Pediatric Pain Management Clinic
Los Angeles, California, 90095, United States
Related Publications (1)
Allen LB, Tsao JC, Hayes LP, Zeltzer LK. Peer mentorship to promote effective pain management in adolescents: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial. Trials. 2011 May 22;12:132. doi: 10.1186/1745-6215-12-132.
PMID: 21600053DERIVED
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Interventions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Results Point of Contact
- Title
- Dr. Lonnie K. Zeltzer, MD
- Organization
- Pediatric Pain and Palliative Care Program; University of California, Los Angeles
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Lonnie K. Zeltzer, MD
UCLA Department of Pediatrics
Publication Agreements
- PI is Sponsor Employee
- No
- Restrictive Agreement
- No
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- NONE
- Purpose
- TREATMENT
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
- PI Title
- Distinguished Professor of Pediatrics, Anesthesiology, Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
April 27, 2010
First Posted
May 7, 2010
Study Start
December 1, 2009
Primary Completion
June 1, 2011
Study Completion
June 1, 2011
Last Updated
September 30, 2016
Results First Posted
March 9, 2016
Record last verified: 2016-08