Pain SMART: Shared Medical Appointments to Refocus Treatment
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interventional
80
1 country
1
Brief Summary
The proposed study will test whether a shared medical appointment for Veterans with chronic pain is feasible and acceptable to veteran patients and their providers. The shared medical appointment, called Pain SMART (Shared Medical Appointments to Refocus Treatment), is a brief, one-visit shared medical appointment where providers in primary care and a behavioral health specialist (e.g., a psychologist) meet with a group of patients with chronic pain. The overall goal of Pain SMART is to improve pain care for Veterans. Veterans will be randomized in equal numbers to either attend a Pain SMART visit or to receive educational information in the mail. The primary outcome of this pilot study is whether or not the shared medical appointment is feasible and acceptable to patients and providers.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P50-P75 for not_applicable chronic-pain
Started Aug 2018
1 active site
Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
First Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
August 28, 2018
CompletedStudy Start
First participant enrolled
August 31, 2018
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
October 16, 2018
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
March 1, 2020
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
March 1, 2020
CompletedOctober 16, 2018
October 1, 2018
1.5 years
August 28, 2018
October 14, 2018
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Feasibility of participant recruitment
ability to recruit Veterans to enroll in the study and attend group, as evidenced by randomizing 80 veterans over the study period and by having at least 60% of veterans randomized to attend the group show up to to the group
3 months
Secondary Outcomes (1)
Pain management strategies used - Chronic Pain Coping Inventory
3 months
Other Outcomes (1)
Pain management strategies used - Self-reported use of pain management strategies
3 months
Study Arms (2)
Pain SMART (Intervention Arm)
EXPERIMENTALThe Intervention Arm will be invited to participate in a one-time group intervention, Pain SMART
Minimally Enhanced Usual Care
PLACEBO COMPARATORThe Minimally Enhanced Usual Care group will receive educational information via mail.
Interventions
Pain SMART is a brief, one-visit shared medical appointment where providers in primary care and a behavioral health specialist (e.g., a psychologist) meet with a group of patients with chronic pain to discuss pain management approaches.
The minimally enhanced usual care group will receive educational information via mail about non-pharmacological approaches to pain management.
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Receives primary care from provider at VA Connecticut who is participating in the study
- Prescribed an opioid for chronic pain
You may not qualify if:
- Active suicidal ideation
- Psychotic disorder
- Active consult to opioid reassessment clinic at VA Connecticut
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (1)
Va Connecticut Healthcare System
West Haven, Connecticut, 06516, United States
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- NONE
- Purpose
- HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- FED
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
August 28, 2018
First Posted
October 16, 2018
Study Start
August 31, 2018
Primary Completion
March 1, 2020
Study Completion
March 1, 2020
Last Updated
October 16, 2018
Record last verified: 2018-10
Data Sharing
- IPD Sharing
- Will not share