Pilot of Peers Enhancing Engagement for Pain Services
PEEPS
2 other identifiers
interventional
25
1 country
1
Brief Summary
Chronic non-cancer pain is common among Veterans, and more work is needed to understand how best to support Veterans with chronic pain to improve pain-related function and quality of life. Peer specialists may be valuable resource to support Veterans in pain management. Peer specialists, individuals with lived experience who are hired and trained to work with Veterans, are increasingly being used outside traditional mental health settings. More research is needed to understand how best to train peer specialists to work in new settings and with new presenting problems, such as chronic pain. Peer support to help Veterans improve pain-related function, increase physical activity, and engage in recommended pain care, is especially needed. In this study, the investigators will finalize a peer-led intervention and then pilot it with 24 Veterans with chronic pain in order to establish feasibility and acceptability; results will be used to develop a larger proposal testing the intervention in a randomized trial.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at below P25 for not_applicable chronic-pain
Started Apr 2023
1 active site
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
First Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
December 16, 2022
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
January 12, 2023
CompletedStudy Start
First participant enrolled
April 10, 2023
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
October 1, 2024
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
December 31, 2024
CompletedJanuary 27, 2025
January 1, 2025
1.5 years
December 16, 2022
January 24, 2025
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (2)
Feasibility - Number of completers
Number of Veterans who completed at least 3 sessions with the peer specialist
through study completion, approximately 18 months
Acceptability
Intervention acceptability as indicated by results of qualitative interviews
3 months
Secondary Outcomes (4)
Feasibility - Recruiting 24 participants
through study completion, approximately 18 months
Feasibility - Enrollment of >15% of those invited
through study completion, approximately 18 months
Feasibility - Retention >60%
through study completion, approximately 18 months
Acceptability - Quantitative
3 months
Other Outcomes (6)
Pain Interference
3 months
Physical Function
3 months
Well-being
3 months
- +3 more other outcomes
Study Arms (1)
peer specialist
EXPERIMENTALWork with a peer specialist for six 30-minute sessions
Interventions
Working with a peer specialist for six 30-minute sessions to enhance engagement in pain management approaches/treatments
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Veteran receiving care from VA Connecticut Healthcare System
- referred to a VA Connecticut Pain Management Team
- has high-impact chronic pain as defined by the Graded Chronic Pain Scale - Revised
- willing/able to participate in sessions either in person or via video
You may not qualify if:
- moderate to severe cognitive impairment or apparent difficulty communicating with the research staff
- inability to read or understand English
- severely impaired hearing or speech that would preclude them from participating in telephone interviews
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (1)
VA Connecticut Healthcare System West Haven Campus, West Haven, CT
West Haven, Connecticut, 06516-2770, United States
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Sara Edmond, PhD
VA Connecticut Healthcare System West Haven Campus, West Haven, CT
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- NA
- Masking
- NONE
- Purpose
- SUPPORTIVE CARE
- Intervention Model
- SINGLE GROUP
- Sponsor Type
- FED
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
December 16, 2022
First Posted
January 12, 2023
Study Start
April 10, 2023
Primary Completion
October 1, 2024
Study Completion
December 31, 2024
Last Updated
January 27, 2025
Record last verified: 2025-01
Data Sharing
- IPD Sharing
- Will share
- Shared Documents
- STUDY PROTOCOL, SAP
- Time Frame
- The data will become available within 1 year of publication. The analytical datasets and statistical code used in the publication will be retained for 6 years, in accordance with VA record retention policy.
- Access Criteria
- Guidance on request and distribution processes will be provided by ORD. Those requesting data will be asked to sign a Letter of Agreement. De-identified data will be provided after requesters sign a Letter of Agreement detailing the mechanisms by which the data will be kept secure and access restricted to their study team and will state that the recipient will not attempt to identify any individual whose data are included and will not share the data.
A de-identified, anonymized dataset will be created and shared. Datasets meeting VA standards for disclosure to the public will be made available within 1 year of publication by contacting the study PI. Prior to distribution, a local privacy officer will certify that all datasets contains no PHI. Final data sets will be maintained locally until enterprise-level resources become available for long-term storage and access. Guidance on request and distribution processes will be provided by ORD. Those requesting data will be asked to sign a Letter of Agreement.