Trial Outcomes & Findings for PainTracker Self-Manager: a Web-based Platform to Promote and Track Chronic Pain Self-management (NCT NCT03045081)

NCT ID: NCT03045081

Last Updated: 2019-11-12

Results Overview

Pain self-efficacy questionnaire (PSEQ); scores range from 0 to 60, with higher scores meaning greater self-efficacy (i.e., better outcome)

Recruitment status

COMPLETED

Study phase

NA

Target enrollment

99 participants

Primary outcome timeframe

3 months and 6 months

Results posted on

2019-11-12

Participant Flow

A controlled, sequential, nonrandomized study design was used. For first 6 months of enrollment, assessment procedures for the control group were conducted, during which the Web-based PTSM platform for the intervention phase of the study was developed. During the second 6 months, patients were enrolled in the intervention group.

Participant milestones

Participant milestones
Measure
Usual Care
Patients receive outcome tracking tool, PainTracker, but no additional web-based support for self-management
PainTracker Self-Manager
Patients are invited to complete the web-based PainTracker Self-Manager and interact with a nurse care manager who supports chronic pain self-management PainTracker Self-Manager: Interactive web-based educational and assessment program supported by a nurse care manager
Overall Study
STARTED
51
48
Overall Study
COMPLETED
45
37
Overall Study
NOT COMPLETED
6
11

Reasons for withdrawal

Reasons for withdrawal
Measure
Usual Care
Patients receive outcome tracking tool, PainTracker, but no additional web-based support for self-management
PainTracker Self-Manager
Patients are invited to complete the web-based PainTracker Self-Manager and interact with a nurse care manager who supports chronic pain self-management PainTracker Self-Manager: Interactive web-based educational and assessment program supported by a nurse care manager
Overall Study
Withdrawal by Subject
6
11

Baseline Characteristics

PainTracker Self-Manager: a Web-based Platform to Promote and Track Chronic Pain Self-management

Baseline characteristics by cohort

Baseline characteristics by cohort
Measure
Usual Care
n=51 Participants
Patients receive outcome tracking tool, PainTracker, but no additional web-based support for self-management
PainTracker Self-Manager
n=48 Participants
Patients are invited to complete the web-based PainTracker Self-Manager and interact with a nurse care manager who supports chronic pain self-management PainTracker Self-Manager: Interactive web-based educational and assessment program supported by a nurse care manager
Total
n=99 Participants
Total of all reporting groups
Age, Categorical
<=18 years
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
0 Participants
n=7 Participants
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
Age, Categorical
Between 18 and 65 years
44 Participants
n=5 Participants
44 Participants
n=7 Participants
88 Participants
n=5 Participants
Age, Categorical
>=65 years
7 Participants
n=5 Participants
4 Participants
n=7 Participants
11 Participants
n=5 Participants
Age, Continuous
47.23 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 13.95 • n=5 Participants
45.29 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 14.34 • n=7 Participants
46.29 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 14.10 • n=5 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
38 Participants
n=5 Participants
39 Participants
n=7 Participants
77 Participants
n=5 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
13 Participants
n=5 Participants
9 Participants
n=7 Participants
22 Participants
n=5 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Hispanic or Latino
3 Participants
n=5 Participants
2 Participants
n=7 Participants
5 Participants
n=5 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Not Hispanic or Latino
39 Participants
n=5 Participants
30 Participants
n=7 Participants
69 Participants
n=5 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
9 Participants
n=5 Participants
16 Participants
n=7 Participants
25 Participants
n=5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
American Indian or Alaska Native
1 Participants
n=5 Participants
1 Participants
n=7 Participants
2 Participants
n=5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Asian
2 Participants
n=5 Participants
1 Participants
n=7 Participants
3 Participants
n=5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
0 Participants
n=7 Participants
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Black or African American
2 Participants
n=5 Participants
1 Participants
n=7 Participants
3 Participants
n=5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
White
39 Participants
n=5 Participants
30 Participants
n=7 Participants
69 Participants
n=5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
More than one race
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
0 Participants
n=7 Participants
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
7 Participants
n=5 Participants
15 Participants
n=7 Participants
22 Participants
n=5 Participants
Region of Enrollment
United States
51 Participants
n=5 Participants
48 Participants
n=7 Participants
99 Participants
n=5 Participants
Pain Self-Efficacy Questionnaire (PSEQ)
24.74 score on a scale
STANDARD_DEVIATION 12.71 • n=5 Participants
24.43 score on a scale
STANDARD_DEVIATION 12.78 • n=7 Participants
24.59 score on a scale
STANDARD_DEVIATION 14.10 • n=5 Participants
Chronic Pain Acceptance Questionnaire (CPAQ)
CPAQ - Activity Engagement Subscale
29.26 score on a scale
STANDARD_DEVIATION 11.55 • n=5 Participants
29.48 score on a scale
STANDARD_DEVIATION 11.87 • n=7 Participants
29.37 score on a scale
STANDARD_DEVIATION 11.65 • n=5 Participants
Chronic Pain Acceptance Questionnaire (CPAQ)
CPAQ - Pain Willingness Subscale
20.22 score on a scale
STANDARD_DEVIATION 8.05 • n=5 Participants
19.65 score on a scale
STANDARD_DEVIATION 6.91 • n=7 Participants
19.94 score on a scale
STANDARD_DEVIATION 7.47 • n=5 Participants
Perceived Efficacy in Patient-Physician Interactions (PEPPI-5)
17.39 score on a scale
STANDARD_DEVIATION 4.76 • n=5 Participants
17.83 score on a scale
STANDARD_DEVIATION 4.91 • n=7 Participants
17.61 score on a scale
STANDARD_DEVIATION 4.82 • n=5 Participants
Pain severity, Enjoyment of life interference, General activity interference (PEG)
6.82 score on a scale
STANDARD_DEVIATION 1.95 • n=5 Participants
6.99 score on a scale
STANDARD_DEVIATION 1.77 • n=7 Participants
6.90 score on a scale
STANDARD_DEVIATION 1.86 • n=5 Participants
Satisfaction with pain treatment
4.39 units on a scale
STANDARD_DEVIATION 2.62 • n=5 Participants
4.15 units on a scale
STANDARD_DEVIATION 2.41 • n=7 Participants
4.28 units on a scale
STANDARD_DEVIATION 2.51 • n=5 Participants

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: 3 months and 6 months

Population: Analyzed number from those who provided data at all 3 time points (0, 3 months, 6 months.); published manuscript describes methodology for assessing change over time in outcomes between the two groups (generalized estimating equations), using data from (1) all enrolled participants and (2) only participants who provided data at all time points.

Pain self-efficacy questionnaire (PSEQ); scores range from 0 to 60, with higher scores meaning greater self-efficacy (i.e., better outcome)

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Usual Care
n=45 Participants
Patients receive outcome tracking tool, PainTracker, but no additional web-based support for self-management
PainTracker Self-Manager
n=37 Participants
Patients are invited to complete the web-based PainTracker Self-Manager and interact with a nurse care manager who supports chronic pain self-management PainTracker Self-Manager: Interactive web-based educational and assessment program supported by a nurse care manager
Chronic Pain Self-efficacy
3 months
27.33 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 14.71
33.66 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 12.28
Chronic Pain Self-efficacy
6 months
28.39 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 13.68
35.57 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 12.29

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: 3 months and 6 months

Population: While participants may have provided data at all time points, they may have not provided sufficient data to calculate a score on this measure.

Chronic Pain Acceptance Questionnaire with 2 subscales: Activity Engagement and Pain Willingness. Scores on the "activity engagement" subscale range from 0 to 66; scores on the "pain willingness" subscale range from 0 to 54; higher scores denote greater chronic pain acceptance.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Usual Care
n=45 Participants
Patients receive outcome tracking tool, PainTracker, but no additional web-based support for self-management
PainTracker Self-Manager
n=37 Participants
Patients are invited to complete the web-based PainTracker Self-Manager and interact with a nurse care manager who supports chronic pain self-management PainTracker Self-Manager: Interactive web-based educational and assessment program supported by a nurse care manager
Chronic Pain Acceptance
CPAQ-Activity Engagement; 3 months
31.05 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 11.22
36.36 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 11.00
Chronic Pain Acceptance
CPAQ-Activity Engagement; 6 months
32.91 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 10.21
38.00 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 9.62
Chronic Pain Acceptance
CPAQ-Pain Willingness; 3 months
20.69 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 8.98
23.06 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 7.56
Chronic Pain Acceptance
CPAQ-Pain Willingness; 6 months
21.00 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 8.16
23.83 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 6.87

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: 3 months and 6 months

Population: While participants may have provided data at all time points, they may have not provided sufficient data to calculate a score on this measure.

Perceived efficacy in patient-physician interactions (PEPPI). Sum scores range from 5 to 25 with higher scores denoting greater perceived efficacy in patient-physician interactions.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Usual Care
n=45 Participants
Patients receive outcome tracking tool, PainTracker, but no additional web-based support for self-management
PainTracker Self-Manager
n=37 Participants
Patients are invited to complete the web-based PainTracker Self-Manager and interact with a nurse care manager who supports chronic pain self-management PainTracker Self-Manager: Interactive web-based educational and assessment program supported by a nurse care manager
Patient-physician Interactions
3 months
17.53 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 4.61
19.22 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 3.89
Patient-physician Interactions
6 months
17.75 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 5.23
20.03 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 5.02

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: 3 months and 6 months

Population: While participants may have provided outcome data at all time points, they may have not provided satisfaction data for this item within 2 months of primary outcome measure collection.

Patient satisfaction with care process. Note that we elected to evaluate patient satisfaction with their pain treatment in general, as opposed to the PTSM process specifically, in order to compare satisfaction between the study groups. Patient satisfaction was rated on an 11-point rating scale from 0 "extremely dissatisfied" to 10 "extremely satisfied"; higher scores denote higher satisfaction with pain treatment.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Usual Care
n=51 Participants
Patients receive outcome tracking tool, PainTracker, but no additional web-based support for self-management
PainTracker Self-Manager
n=47 Participants
Patients are invited to complete the web-based PainTracker Self-Manager and interact with a nurse care manager who supports chronic pain self-management PainTracker Self-Manager: Interactive web-based educational and assessment program supported by a nurse care manager
Patient Satisfaction
3 months
5.07 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 2.49
5.39 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 2.47
Patient Satisfaction
6 months
5.27 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 2.88
6.36 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 2.21

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: 6 months

Population: While providers were informed of study and coaching progress, we did not formally enroll providers in the study.

Provider satisfaction with care process and PTSM

Outcome measures

Outcome data not reported

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: 3 months and 6 months

Population: While participants may have provided outcome data at all time points, they may have not provided sufficient data for on this scale within 2 months of primary outcome measure collection.

Pain and pain interference were evaluated using the 3-item PEG scale. The pain intensity item was rated on an 11-point numeric rating scale, from 0 "no pain" to 10 "pain as bad as you can imagine." Interference (with enjoyment of life and general activity) were rated from 0 "does not interfere" to 10 "completely interferes." The PEG total (mean) score ranges from 0 to 10, where higher scores denote greater pain intensity and interference.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Usual Care
n=51 Participants
Patients receive outcome tracking tool, PainTracker, but no additional web-based support for self-management
PainTracker Self-Manager
n=47 Participants
Patients are invited to complete the web-based PainTracker Self-Manager and interact with a nurse care manager who supports chronic pain self-management PainTracker Self-Manager: Interactive web-based educational and assessment program supported by a nurse care manager
Pain Severity, Enjoyment of Life Interference, General Activity Interference (PEG)
3 months
6.83 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 2.35
6.06 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 1.93
Pain Severity, Enjoyment of Life Interference, General Activity Interference (PEG)
6 months
6.51 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 1.94
6.06 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 1.96

Adverse Events

Usual Care

Serious events: 0 serious events
Other events: 0 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

PainTracker Self-Manager

Serious events: 0 serious events
Other events: 0 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

Serious adverse events

Adverse event data not reported

Other adverse events

Adverse event data not reported

Additional Information

Dale J. Langford, PhD; Research Assistant Professor

University of Washington

Phone: 2066160158

Results disclosure agreements

  • Principal investigator is a sponsor employee
  • Publication restrictions are in place