Harassment of Pain Clinic Staff by Patients

NCT05876104 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: SalemAne2022 Harass By Patient
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 1,102
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Chronic pain is associated with psychological disorders, and many patients have behavioral problems. Some patients harass pain services staff. Most healthcare staff do not report harassment by patients. Quantitative and qualitative analysis of prospective electronic and clinic diary data. Evaluation of incidents of clinic staff harassment; caused by patients and patients' family. Analysis of causative factors, incident outcome and lessons learned.

Conditions

Patient Violence

Keywords

Harassment by patients

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Percentage of patients who harassed clinic staff

  Percentage of patients who harassed clinic staff

  12 months

Study Arms (1)

Adult chronic pain patients

Adult chronic pain patients who harass pain clinic staff

Behavioral: Behavioral therapy

Interventions

Behavioral therapy BEHAVIORAL

Behavioral and supportive therapy

Adult chronic pain patients

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 20 Years - 99 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Adult chronic pain patients who are undergoing treatment in a specialist pain clinic

You may qualify if:

• adult chronic pain patients

You may not qualify if:

• pediatric chronic pain patients

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Salem Anaesthesia Pain Clinic: lead

Study Sites (1)

Salem Anaesthesia Pain Clinic

Surrey, British Columbia, V3S 7J1, Canada

Location

Related Publications (3)

• David K, Anuj D, Nabil S. Violence toward chronic pain care providers: A national survey. Pain Med. 2015 Oct;16(10):1882-96. doi: 10.1111/pme.12794. Epub 2015 Jun 2.

  PMID: 26037534 BACKGROUND

• Bamgbade OA, Tai-Osagbemi J, Bamgbade DO, Murphy-Akpieyi O, Fadire A, Soni NK, Mumporeze L. Clonidine is better than zopiclone for insomnia treatment in chronic pain patients. J Clin Sleep Med. 2022 Jun 1;18(6):1565-1571. doi: 10.5664/jcsm.9930.

  PMID: 35112665 BACKGROUND

• Bamgbade OA, Onongaya V, Anomneze-Collins A, Omoniyi DA, Simmonds-Brooks P, Richards RN. Delayed surgical diagnosis and treatment of severe sickle cell arthropathy: The need to raise clinicians' awareness. J Taibah Univ Med Sci. 2021 May 31;16(5):683-688. doi: 10.1016/j.jtumed.2021.04.007. eCollection 2021 Oct.

  PMID: 34690647 BACKGROUND

Related Links

• Pain Management and Sociology Implications: The Sociomedical Problem of Pain Clinic Staff Harassment Caused by Chronic Pain Patients

MeSH Terms

Interventions

Behavior Therapy

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Psychotherapy; Behavioral Disciplines and Activities

Study Officials

• Olu Bamgbade, MD,FRCPC

  Salem Anaesthesia Pain Clinic

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: COHORT
• Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: May 11, 2023
• First Posted: May 25, 2023
• Study Start: January 2, 2018
• Primary Completion: December 31, 2023
• Study Completion: December 31, 2023
• Last Updated: May 14, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-05

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

CA (1)