A Pilot Study Evaluating a Multidisciplinary Chronic Pain Group Therapy in a Primary Care Setting

NCT ID: NCT01517256

Last Updated: 2012-01-25

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE3

Total Enrollment

60 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2009-11-30

Study Completion Date

2011-11-30

Brief Summary

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The investigators will evaluate the effectiveness of "Living Everyday Above-and-beyond Pain" (LEAP) program in the primary care setting. LEAP is a multidisciplinary chronic pain group therapy developed for the two clinic sites of McMaster Family Health Team: McMaster Family Practice and Stonechurch Family Health Centre. LEAP aims to improve patients'quality of life, interaction with the health care system and their health care utilization. This is a pilot study to evaluate mainly feasibility. The investigators will make use of both experimental and qualitative methods gather evidence of the programs success, strengths and weaknesses.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Chronic Pain

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Early Intervention Group

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Living Everyday Above-and-beyond Pain (LEAP)

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

8-week multidisciplinary group therapy aiming consisting of education about the nature of chronic pain, pacing and goal setting, mindfulness medication techniques, cognitive reflections on beliefs, impulses and obsessions, physical activation, and medication management.

Delayed Intervention Group

Initially wait-listed and served as control group. But later participants underwent the experimental intervention.

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Wait-listed

Intervention Type OTHER

Patients are wait-listed while awaiting participation to the LEAP program.

Interventions

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Living Everyday Above-and-beyond Pain (LEAP)

8-week multidisciplinary group therapy aiming consisting of education about the nature of chronic pain, pacing and goal setting, mindfulness medication techniques, cognitive reflections on beliefs, impulses and obsessions, physical activation, and medication management.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Wait-listed

Patients are wait-listed while awaiting participation to the LEAP program.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* 18 years and older
* diagnosed with chronic pain

Exclusion Criteria

* chronic pain related to cancer, pelvic pain or headache
* inability to speak or write in English
* patient is unable to attend and participate in group treatment sessions on their own
* substance use or mental health problems of a severity making group treatment participation impossible
* currently participating in another cognitive-behavioral pain management program
* patient is receiving palliative care or has been diagnosed with an illness expecting to cause death within one year
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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McMaster University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Locations

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McMaster Family Practice Clinic

Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Site Status

Countries

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Canada

References

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Angeles RN, Guenter D, McCarthy L, Bauer M, Wolfson M, Chacon M, Bullock L. Group interprofessional chronic pain management in the primary care setting: a pilot study of feasibility and effectiveness in a family health team in Ontario. Pain Res Manag. 2013 Sep-Oct;18(5):237-42. doi: 10.1155/2013/491279. Epub 2013 Jul 19.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 23875181 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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DFM 09-595

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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