Pain Clinic Staff Harassed by Patients Pre/Post COVID

NCT ID: NCT05938101

Last Updated: 2025-01-27

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Total Enrollment

1000 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2020-01-02

Study Completion Date

2025-12-31

Brief Summary

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Chronic pain may cause psychological or behavioral problems. Chronic pain patients occasionally harass the pain care providers. The COVID-19 pandemic caused major stress for the general population.

Quantitative and qualitative analysis of prospective electronic and clinic diary data. Evaluation of incidents of clinic staff harassment; caused by patients, before and during COVID pandemic. Analysis of causative factors, incident outcome and lessons learned.

Detailed Description

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Chronic pain may be complicated by mental disease. Some patients have behavioral disorders and occasionally harass the pain care providers. The COVID-19 pandemic caused significant stress for the general population. The stress of the pandemic may aggravate the psychological dysfunction in chronic pain patients.

This is a quantitative and qualitative analysis of prospective electronic and clinic diary data. It is an evaluation of incidents of pain clinic staff harassment; caused by patients, before and during the COVID pandemic. This is an analysis of incident causative factors, incident outcomes, systemic factors and lessons learned. The qualitative information of each incident is presented in a sensitive and careful format.

Conditions

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Patient Violence

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Interventions

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Behavioral therapy

Behavioral therapy and psychotherapy

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* adult chronic pain patients

Exclusion Criteria

* pediatric chronic pain patients
Minimum Eligible Age

20 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

99 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Salem Anaesthesia Pain Clinic

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Olu Bamgbade, MD,FRCPC

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Salem Anaesthesia Pain Clinic

Locations

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Salem Anaesthesia Pain Clinic

Surrey, British Columbia, Canada

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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Canada

Central Contacts

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Olu Bamgbade, MD,FRCPC

Role: CONTACT

17786286600

Olumuyiwa Bamgbade, MD,FRCPC

Role: CONTACT

17786286600

Facility Contacts

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Olumuyiwa Bamgbade, MD, FRCPC

Role: primary

+17786286600

References

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Caruso R, Toffanin T, Folesani F, Biancosino B, Romagnolo F, Riba MB, McFarland D, Palagini L, Belvederi Murri M, Zerbinati L, Grassi L. Violence Against Physicians in the Workplace: Trends, Causes, Consequences, and Strategies for Intervention. Curr Psychiatry Rep. 2022 Dec;24(12):911-924. doi: 10.1007/s11920-022-01398-1. Epub 2022 Nov 29.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 36445636 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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Salem2021 Harass PrePst COVID

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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