BraveNet Multi-Center Study on Integrative Medicine Treatment Approaches for Pain

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

418 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2009-06-30

Study Completion Date

2011-06-30

Brief Summary

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Preliminary results from an ongoing cross-sectional survey of nine of the BraveNet Outpatient Clinics indicate that pain was the leading reason for patient visits. As a precursor to a large multi-site clinical trial, this study aims to determine the feasibility of collecting outcomes data on integrative treatment for pain. These preliminary data will also provide an estimation of effect size for powering the multi-site clinical trial.

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Detailed Description

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Integrative medicine (IM) provides a comprehensive approach to care in which healing and wellness of the whole person are the foremost goals. IM is not simply complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), but it stresses patient-centered, healing-oriented care that emphasizes the patient-caregiver relationship.

Little is known about the health outcomes of patients who present to an IM center and undergo a variety of treatment modalities to treat a specific condition. Adequately capturing and describing IM patient outcomes is a challenge for many reasons. First, given the whole person focus of IM, multiple domains of outcomes must be considered including physical, psychological, social, and spiritual. Second, since the patient-centric notion of individualized care is seminal to IM, IM outcomes must allow for patient-reported outcomes. Finally, the complexity of whole system care creates a natural barrier when measuring IM efficacy. Whole systems of care theoretically rely on synergistic and inseparable components and conceptualize the patient-practitioner interaction as a key component of care.

The Bravewell Integrative Medicine Research Network (BraveNet) is a practice-based research network of nine leading integrative medicine centers around the U.S. collaborating in clinical outcomes research to increase the knowledge and evidence-base of IM. These centers may differ in terms of patient population, medical conditions seen, IM services offered, and treatment outcomes, but all are committed to the provision of integrative care.

Preliminary results from an ongoing cross-sectional survey of nine of the BraveNet Outpatient Clinics indicate that pain was the leading reason for patient visits. As a precursor to a large multi-site clinical trial, this study aims to determine the feasibility of collecting outcomes data on integrative treatment for pain. These preliminary data will also provide an estimation of effect size for powering the multi-site clinical trial.

Conditions

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Chronic Pain

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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Chronic Pain

New or existing patients of the center who are seeking their initial treatment at the Integrative Medicine center for chronic pain (chronic \> 3 months) who report their average pain level over the past month to be at least a 4 of 10 on the Visual Analog Scale.

No interventions assigned to this group

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Subjects will be men and women aged 18 and over.
* Patient Status: Participants are eligible if they are new or existing patients of the center who are seeking their initial treatment at the Integrative Medicine center for chronic pain (chronic \> 3 months) who report their average pain level over the past month to be at least a 4 of 10 on the VAS.
* English or Spanish Literacy: Ability to read and write English or Spanish as confirmed by the site personnel and ability to provide informed consent.
* Subject must provide written informed consent before initiation of any study-related procedures.
* Subject must be able to understand and comply with the requirements of the study, as judged by the investigator.

Exclusion Criteria

* A subject will not be eligible if he/she is unable to provide Informed Consent.
* Inability to read and write in English or Spanish.
* Any condition which could interfere with, or the treatment for which might interfere with, the conduct of the study or which would, in the opinion of the Investigator, unacceptably increase the patients risk by participating in the study.

Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No