Development of a Pain Rehabilitation Program for Chronic Pain After SCI

NCT07634796 | Not Yet Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: 2023-04232-01
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 32
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Pain rehabilitation programs are essential for optimal treatment of chronic pain and are usually based on the biopsychosocial model. This is, however, not standard care for people with chronic pain after a spinal cord injury (SCI) due to a biomedical focused perspective of SCI and lack of adapted programs. The aims of this feasibility study:

1. 1.Develop a new digital pain rehabilitation program, adapted for the needs of people living with an SCI.
2. 2.To investigate the feasibility and acceptability of a new digital pain rehabilitation program.

Conditions

Spinal Cord Injuries; Chronic Pain; Neuropathic Pain; Interprofessional Team Collaboration; Pain Management

Keywords

participatory design; feasibility study

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (7)

• Recruitment rate, number recruited per quarter

  Continue=6 Solve=4 Stop=3

  At enrollment

• Number of participant with treatment-related advere events as assessed by...

  From enrollment to the end of tretment at 8 weeks

• Participant retention- Completion rates

  \>75% continue, 50-75% Solve, \<50% stop

  The end of the 8- week program

• Program Adherence

  Continue \>75%, solve 50-75%, stop \<50%

  The end of the 8-week program

• Patients' self-perceived relevance, timing and mode of delivery

  Patient evaluation, satisfied patients

  >70% Continue, Solve 50-70%, Stop <50%

• Assessment procedure acceptance- Patient evaluations, proportions of completed questionnaires

  \>80% continue, 50-80% solve, \<50% stop

  At the end of the 8-week program

• Fidelity of delivery - Process evaluations

  End of the 8-week program

Study Arms (1)

Spinal cord injury (SCI) and chronic pain

EXPERIMENTAL

People with chronic pain after spinal cord injury

Other: multi-modality pain management

Interventions

multi-modality pain management OTHER

8- week pain rehabilitation program. The first meeting of the program is located at a hospital facility and thereafter they will meet at a digital platform.The program include education, home exercises and group meetings. The program consists of 4 modules. 1. Physical exercise and ergonomics. 2. Structure and recovery. 3. Employment/occupation and social support. 4. ACT and coping. Each module lasts for two weeks. The program will include video material for education, home exercises and group discussions led by clinicians with long experience in pain rehabilitation and SCI.

Also known as: digital pain rehabilitation

Spinal cord injury (SCI) and chronic pain

Eligibility Criteria

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

You may qualify if:

• two years since injury
• Stable pain medication?

You may not qualify if:

• severe cognitive impairment
• Alcohol or drug abuse
• does not understand Swedish

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Umeå University: lead
• Region Västerbotten: collaborator
• Riksförbundet för Trafik, Olycksfall och Polioskadade (RTP), Sundbyberg, Sweden: collaborator
• Norrbacka-Eugenia Foundation: collaborator
• Promobilia Foundation: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Inst. Community Medicine and Rehabilitation

Umeå, 90736, Sweden

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Spinal Cord Injuries; Chronic Pain; Neuralgia; Agnosia

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Spinal Cord Diseases; Central Nervous System Diseases; Nervous System Diseases; Trauma, Nervous System; Wounds and Injuries; Pain; Neurologic Manifestations; Signs and Symptoms; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms; Peripheral Nervous System Diseases; Neuromuscular Diseases; Perceptual Disorders; Neurobehavioral Manifestations

Central Study Contacts

Gunilla Stenberg, Docent

CONTACT

+46 90 7869895; gunilla.stenberg@umu.se

Sofia Björkbacka, MSc

CONTACT

0046907869349; sofia.bjorkbacka@umu.se

Study Design

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

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: June 2, 2026
• First Posted: June 9, 2026
• Study Start (Estimated): October 1, 2026
• Primary Completion (Estimated): September 1, 2027
• Study Completion (Estimated): September 1, 2027
• Last Updated: June 9, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-03

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

SE (1)