Evaluation of a Pilot Shard-care Program for Patients With Chronic Pain in the Champlain-LHIN

NCT ID: NCT03531476

Last Updated: 2022-05-02

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: UNKNOWN
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 240 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2022-09-30
• Study Completion Date: 2023-03-31

Brief Summary

The study is evaluating an intervention consisting of a five week online mindfulness program for patients being referred to the Pain Clinic and triaged to eConsult. A pain specialist will be in contact with the patient's family physician to confirm it's appropriate and then a therapist will initiate contact with the patient to assess eligibility. The therapist will be a registered health professional with experience with patients with chronic health problems and will be supporting the online program where the participant will have communication access to them. Questionnaires will be sent at three time points to assess changes.

Detailed Description

There are currently many patients waiting to be seen at The Ottawa Hospital Pain Clinic (TOHPC). However, many patients with chronic pain (CP) have exhausted medical options or could be served in the community with appropriate support for them and their family physicians (FPs). eConsult is a secure web-based platform that allows TOHPC physicians to provide pain management advice within seven days within the Champlain Local Health Integration Network (LHIN).

In order to provide enhanced care to patients and improve the uptake of eConsult for CP, the investigators have developed a shared care model for CP in the Champlain LHIN. This program combines the use of eConsult for FPs and a 5-week self-directed online CP management program with therapist support available as needed.

Conditions

Chronic Pain; Quality of Life

Study Design

• Allocation Method: NA
• Intervention Model: SINGLE_GROUP
• Primary Study Purpose: SUPPORTIVE_CARE
• Blinding Strategy: NONE

Study Groups

Online chronic pain management program

There is only one arm. Those who consent to participate in the study and take the online self-directed chronic pain management program with therapist support.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Online Chronic Pain Management Program

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

With the support of a study therapist, the participant will be enrolled in a 5 week self-directed pain management program. The study therapist is a registered health professional. The program will consist of 5 weeks of mindfulness training. The mindfulness training focuses on the basics of mindfulness-based interventions including body, emotions, sensations, thoughts, compassion, pain and stress management.

Interventions

Online Chronic Pain Management Program

With the support of a study therapist, the participant will be enrolled in a 5 week self-directed pain management program. The study therapist is a registered health professional. The program will consist of 5 weeks of mindfulness training. The mindfulness training focuses on the basics of mindfulness-based interventions including body, emotions, sensations, thoughts, compassion, pain and stress management.

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• aged 18-years or older
• ability to understand oral and written English
• report chronic pain (≥3months)

Exclusion Criteria

• refusal or inability to provide informed consent
• severe, unstable or untreated psychiatric conditions (ex. severe depression, psychosis, bipolar, etc.)
• does not have access to the internet or electronic device capable of watching videos

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

Ottawa Hospital Research Institute

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Responsibility Role: SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

Patricia Poulin, PhD C. Psych

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Ottawa Hospital Research Institute

Locations

Ottawa Hospital Research Institute

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Countries

Canada

Central Contacts

Patricia Poulin, PhD C. Psych

Role: CONTACT

ppoulin@toh.ca

6137378899 ext. 73903

Other Identifiers

20180238-01H

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id