An Evaluation of the Effect of Community-based Pharmacist Intervention on Patients With Chronic Pain

NCT03087331 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 21092
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 19
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This is a prospective, pre post, pilot cohort study to be conducted in patients with chronic pain, which is defined as pain that lasts beyond 3 months. To accomplish the primary and secondary objectives of the study, three phrases will be designed and completed during three months

Conditions

Chronic Pain

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Pain intensity change

  Pain intensity will be measured with Brief Pain Inventory pain intensity subscale, and will be measured 3 times in total

  baseline, 2 weeks follow-up, 3 months follow-up

Secondary Outcomes (2)

• Pain interference

  baseline, 2 weeks follow-up, 3 months follow-up

• Quality of life change

  baseline, 3 months follow-up

Other Outcomes (1)

• patient adherence

  2 weeks follow-up and 3 months follow-up

Study Arms (1)

Pharmacist intervention

EXPERIMENTAL

Within the pharmacist intervention arm, pharmacists will do medication reviews, assessment, recommendations, education.

Other: medication reviews, assessment, recommendations, education.

Interventions

medication reviews, assessment, recommendations, education. OTHER

Pharmacist intervention

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Aged 18 or older
• Baseline average pain intensity using Brief Pain Inventory is 6 or higher
• Ambulatory and able to attend the intervention
• Complaining of pain for 3 months or longer

You may not qualify if:

• Patients with malignant or cancer pain
• Patients who are unable to communicate in English
• Non-ambulatory and unable to attend the intervention at the participating site
• Unable to give informed consent.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Waterloo: lead

Study Sites (1)

The PharmaShoppe

Kitchener, Ontario, N2G4X6, Canada

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Chronic Pain

Interventions

Medication Review; Restraint, Physical; Educational Status

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Pain; Neurologic Manifestations; Signs and Symptoms; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Medication Systems; Organization and Administration; Health Services Administration; Patient Care Management; Behavior Control; Therapeutics; Immobilization; Investigative Techniques; Socioeconomic Factors; Population Characteristics

Study Officials

• Feng Chang

  University of Waterloo

  STUDY DIRECTOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: May 10, 2016
• First Posted: March 22, 2017
• Study Start: February 1, 2016
• Primary Completion: May 1, 2017
• Study Completion: May 1, 2017
• Last Updated: November 17, 2017

Record last verified: 2017-11

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

CA (1)