Prospective Assessment of Integrative Therapies for Neuromusculoskeletal Pain (PAIN)
NCT ID: NCT07094282
Last Updated: 2025-10-20
Study Results
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Basic Information
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Recruitment Status
RECRUITING
Clinical Phase
NA
Total Enrollment
125 participants
Study Classification
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Start Date
2025-08-04
Study Completion Date
2028-07-31
Brief Summary
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With vast numbers of active-duty members restricted from their specific duties or deemed unfit for deployment because of low back pain, both the mission of the Department of Defense and overall military workflow can be significantly impacted. More than restriction from duty or being barred from deployment, studies have shown musculoskeletal conditions were among the top reasons for medical disability retirement in the Army and Marine Corps (Niebuhr; Sikorski). Given the significant time, money, and resources invested in training these members, each day of inactivity or disability detrimentally affects the execution of the military's mission. Therefore, precise diagnosis and effective treatment modalities are paramount to foster healing and reduce recovery time.
From an operational standpoint, the United States Department of Defense (DoD) is specifically interested in using tailored integrative medicine modalities to manage chronic conditions encountered in the military health system. Not just chronic pain, but polytrauma and the triad of conditions it encompasses; traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic stress disorder combined with chronic pain (Madsen, Kim, Bedard). The DoD's goal is also to decrease opioid prescribing and the addiction and altered state associated with opioids.
AT the Nellis Integrative Medicine Clinic, physicians, a chiropractor, and nurses are engaged in the treatment of patients. All personnel are trained in the various modalities available in the clinics.
A variety of modalities are utilized in the clinic. This prospective study will evaluate the effectiveness of the many modalities used in the Integrative Medicine Clinic (such as acupuncture, myofascial therapies, microcurrent therapies, LASER therapy, extracorporeal shockwave therapy, and pulsed electromagnetic therapies).
Most patients receive treatments using multiple modalities. DoD goals align with our experiences in the Integrative Medicine Clinic at Mike O'Callaghan Military Medical Center. Many servicemembers and dependents in our clinic are trying to avoid surgery, or their pain medications - opioid or not - are no longer working. Additionally, many patients are trying to avoid Do Not Fly status caused by pharmacologic approaches. Patient experiences at our IMC also correlate with a study where 80% of people surveyed felt integrative medicine should be routinely offered at all MTFs (Ross). While our patients generally are not on opioids, we have anecdotally noted a reduction or cessation of opioids in several patients. The impacts of such a reduction in opioid usage for military readiness is clear (Madsen).
From an operational standpoint, the United States Department of Defense (DoD) is specifically interested in using tailored integrative medicine modalities to manage chronic conditions encountered in the military health system. Not just chronic pain, but polytrauma and the triad of conditions it encompasses; traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic stress disorder combined with chronic pain (Madsen, Kim, Bedard). The DoD's goal is also to decrease opioid prescribing and the addiction and altered state associated with opioids.
AT the Nellis Integrative Medicine Clinic, physicians, a chiropractor, and nurses are engaged in the treatment of patients. All personnel are trained in the various modalities available in the clinics.
A variety of modalities are utilized in the clinic. This prospective study will evaluate the effectiveness of the many modalities used in the Integrative Medicine Clinic (such as acupuncture, myofascial therapies, microcurrent therapies, LASER therapy, extracorporeal shockwave therapy, and pulsed electromagnetic therapies).
Most patients receive treatments using multiple modalities. DoD goals align with our experiences in the Integrative Medicine Clinic at Mike O'Callaghan Military Medical Center. Many servicemembers and dependents in our clinic are trying to avoid surgery, or their pain medications - opioid or not - are no longer working. Additionally, many patients are trying to avoid Do Not Fly status caused by pharmacologic approaches. Patient experiences at our IMC also correlate with a study where 80% of people surveyed felt integrative medicine should be routinely offered at all MTFs (Ross). While our patients generally are not on opioids, we have anecdotally noted a reduction or cessation of opioids in several patients. The impacts of such a reduction in opioid usage for military readiness is clear (Madsen).
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Detailed Description
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All of the below items are research-related unless marked as 'standard of care'. Visits will vary depending on provider-decided treatments and will generally range from 30 minutes to 2 hours in length.
Self-reported pain intensity assessment.
Screening visit (1 hour):
* Obtain and document signed Informed Consent document and HIPAA Authorization
* Verify subject eligibility based on inclusion/exclusion criteria. Medical record will verify inclusion.
* -Record all medications including over the counter the subject is taking. Record morphine milligram equivalents (MME) for patients taking opioid medications. Collect basic demographic information to include phone number, email address, DoD ID, age, race, ethnicity, assigned sex at birth, weight (pounds), height (inches), and BMI, estimated annual income.
* Collect additional information to include:
* Beneficiary Status (Active-Duty, Retired Active-Duty, dependent, Reservist)
* rank (if applicable),
* employment status and description (full time, part time, unemployed, retired, homemaker) number of deployments (if applicable), Marital status (Married, Domestic Partners, Divorced, Widow/er, separated, single/never married)
* education (military training; high school/GED; some college; 2 year college; 4 year college; some graduate work; completed master's or professional degree; completed Ph.D., law degree, MD, similar advanced professional degree)
* Patient History, was there a precipitating injury, location of pain (neck, thoracic, or lumbar), history of surgery and type of surgery, any history of pain management interventions (injections, ablations, etc) especially related to the subject's chronic axial spine pain
* Other therapies for their condition currently receiving or in the last 3 months (ie chiropractic, physical therapy, pain management etc) Randomization: Subjects will not be randomized as this is a single armed cohort study. Subjects will be assigned a unique study code in sequential order beginning with 001.
SURVEY RELATED VISITS
Visit 1 (week 0 can be the same day as screening visit) (30 minutes) (In-person or Virtual):
BASELINE
* Subject will fill out the following Standard of Care Patient Questionnaires:
* PROMIS Physical Function Form 6b
* 6 questions evaluating physical function
* DVPRS 0-10 Scale
* pain assessment tool using numerical rating scale enhances by functional word descriptors, color coding, and pictorial facial expressions
* PEG
* Assesses pain intensity and interference
* Patient Health Questionnaire 2-item (PHQ-2)
* Measures depressed mood and anhedonia over past 2 weeks
* Survey is extended to a 9-item PHQ-9 only for subjects scoring 3 or higher on the PHQ-2
* Generalized Anxiety Disorder 2-item (GAD-2)
* Screening tool for generalized anxiety disorder
* Survey is extended to a 7-item GAD-7 only for subjects scoring 3 or higher on the GAD-2
* Pain Catastrophizing Scale
* Quantifies pain experience (rumination, magnification, and helplessness)
* Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index
* Dallas Pain Questionnaire
* 16 item quality of life questionnaire assessing multiple domains
* Patient receives treatment preferably same day, but within 72 hours
* Scores may be pulled from patient Electronic Medical Record
Visit 2 (Week 4) (60 minutes) (In-person or Virtual) Research coordinator with record morphine milligram equivalents (MME) for patients taking opioid medications.
* Subject will complete the following Standard of Care Patient Questionnaires:
* PEG
* PHQ-2 or PHQ-9 (PHQ-2 score \> 2)
* GAD-2 or GAD-7 (GAD-2 score \> 2)
* Pain Catastrophizing Scale
* Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index
* DVPRS 0-10 Scale
* PROMIS Physical Function Form 6b
* Dallas Pain Questionnaire
* Scores may be pulled from patient Electronic Medical Record
Visit 3 (Week 8) (60 Minutes) (In-person or Virtual) Research coordinator with record morphine milligram equivalents (MME) for patients taking opioid medications.
* Subject will complete the following Standard of Care Patient Questionnaires:
* PEG
* PHQ-2 or PHQ-9 (PHQ-2 score \> 2)
* GAD-2 or GAD-7 (GAD-2 score \> 2)
* Pain Catastrophizing Scale
* Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index
* DVPRS 0-10 Scale
* PROMIS Physical Function Form 6b
* Dallas Pain Questionnaire
* Scores may be pulled from patient Electronic Medical Record
Visit 4 (Week 12) (60 Minutes) (In-person or Virtual) Research coordinator with record morphine milligram equivalents (MME) for patients taking opioid medications.
* Subject will complete the following Standard of Care Patient Questionnaires:
* PEG
* PHQ-2 or PHQ-9 (PHQ-2 score \> 2)
* GAD-2 or GAD-7 (GAD-2 score \> 2)
* Pain Catastrophizing Scale
* Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index
* DVPRS 0-10 Scale
* PROMIS Physical Function Form 6b
* Dallas Pain Questionnaire
* Patient receives treatment at provider discretion
* Scores may be pulled from patient Electronic Medical Record
Visit 5 (Week 16) (60 minutes) (In-person or Virtual) Research coordinator with record morphine milligram equivalents (MME) for patients taking opioid medications.
* Subject will complete the following Standard of Care Patient Questionnaires:
* PEG
* PHQ-2 or PHQ-9 (PHQ-2 score \> 2)
* GAD-2 or GAD-7 (GAD-2 score \> 2)
* Pain Catastrophizing Scale
* Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index
* DVPRS 0-10 Scale
* PROMIS Physical Function Form 6b
* Dallas Pain Questionnaire
* Scores may be pulled from patient Electronic Medical Record
Visit 6 (Week 20) (60 minutes) (In-person or Virtual) Research coordinator with record morphine milligram equivalents (MME) for patients taking opioid medications.
* Subject will complete the following Standard of Care Patient Questionnaires:
* PEG
* PHQ-2 or PHQ-9 (PHQ-2 score \> 2)
* GAD-2 or GAD-7 (GAD-2 score \> 2)
* Pain Catastrophizing Scale
* Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index
* DVPRS 0-10 Scale
* PROMIS Physical Function Form 6b
* Dallas Pain Questionnaire
* Scores may be pulled from patient Electronic Medical Record
Visit 7 (Week 24) (60 minutes) (In-person or Virtual) Research coordinator with record morphine milligram equivalents (MME) for patients taking opioid medications.
* Subject will complete the following Standard of Care Patient Questionnaires:
* PEG
* PHQ-2 or PHQ-9 (PHQ-2 score \> 2)
* GAD-2 or GAD-7 (GAD-2 score \> 2)
* Pain Catastrophizing Scale
* Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index
* DVPRS 0-10 Scale
* PROMIS Physical Function Form 6b
* Dallas Pain Questionnaire
* Scores may be pulled from patient Electronic Medical Record
Visit 8 (Week 28) (60 minutes) (In-person or Virtual) Research coordinator with record morphine milligram equivalents (MME) for patients taking opioid medications.
* Subject will complete the following Standard of Care Patient Questionnaires:
* PEG
* PHQ-2 or PHQ-9 (PHQ-2 score \> 2)
* GAD-2 or GAD-7 (GAD-2 score \> 2)
* Pain Catastrophizing Scale
* Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index
* DVPRS 0-10 Scale
* PROMIS Physical Function Form 6b
* Dallas Pain Questionnaire
* Scores may be pulled from patient Electronic Medical Record
* Treatment Helpfulness Questionnaire
* Active duty members will be asked if duty, fitness or mobility restrictions were lifted during the study period
TREATMENT VISITS Treatments given in Integrative Medicine Clinic will be at provider discretion. Subjects will attend a minimum of 3 visits then additional treatment sessions will be at provider discretion as well.
The following semi structured clinical algorithm will be used by providers in the clinic.
Visit 1:
1. Initial interview with focus on whole person
2. Microcurrent standard protocols (Standard concussion protocol, Spinal Cord long)
3. Myofascial work to include transverse abdominus teaching, rectus abdominus release, other myofascial, time permitting or as needed
4. Optional Loan of microcurrent box with protocols at physician discretion
5. Optional loan of avazzia or alpha stim at physician discretion
6. Home Exercise Program handout (HEP2go)
Visit 2:
7. Assess effect of prior myofascial work
8. Re-education of TA activation, additional myofascial work as needed (including lower trap and
/or glut med activation)
9. Assess effect of Microcurrent
10. Optional Loan of microcurrent box with protocols at physician discretion
11. Optional loan of avazzia or alpha stim at physician discretion
12. create plan for visit 3 (this could include additional myofascial work, shock wave therapy, acupuncture/dry needling, avazzia or alpha stim)
Visits 3 through final:
13. Continue treatment with any or all of the following modalities
a. Myofascial treatments (functional neuromyofascial techniques \[FNT\], cupping, gua sha, active needling) b. Frequency Specific Microcurrent (FSM) c. Avazzia d. Extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT) e. Acupuncture/dry needling f. Alpha stim (cranio-electric stimulation) Coordinators will monitor subject visits either in-person post each visit or by accessing the EMR post each visit to record visit details. Visit Details to Record
* Visit Number (1-10, \>10)
* ICD-10 codes
* Examples
* M54.2 Cervicalgia
* M54.5 Low Back Pain
* M79.7 Fibromyalgia
* Z73.3 PTSD\*
* M54.9 Dorsalgia, unspecified
* F41.9 Anxiety
* M25.51 Shoulder Pain
* M54.6 Thoracic Spinal Pain
* M72.2 Plantar Fasciitis
* L90.5 Scar Conditions and Fibrosis of Skin
* Modalities Used
* Examples
* Myofascial modalities (FNT, cupping, scraping/gua sha, active needling)
* FSM
* Avazzia
* Acupuncture
* Dry needling
* Alpha Stim
* ESWT
Self-reported pain intensity assessment.
Screening visit (1 hour):
* Obtain and document signed Informed Consent document and HIPAA Authorization
* Verify subject eligibility based on inclusion/exclusion criteria. Medical record will verify inclusion.
* -Record all medications including over the counter the subject is taking. Record morphine milligram equivalents (MME) for patients taking opioid medications. Collect basic demographic information to include phone number, email address, DoD ID, age, race, ethnicity, assigned sex at birth, weight (pounds), height (inches), and BMI, estimated annual income.
* Collect additional information to include:
* Beneficiary Status (Active-Duty, Retired Active-Duty, dependent, Reservist)
* rank (if applicable),
* employment status and description (full time, part time, unemployed, retired, homemaker) number of deployments (if applicable), Marital status (Married, Domestic Partners, Divorced, Widow/er, separated, single/never married)
* education (military training; high school/GED; some college; 2 year college; 4 year college; some graduate work; completed master's or professional degree; completed Ph.D., law degree, MD, similar advanced professional degree)
* Patient History, was there a precipitating injury, location of pain (neck, thoracic, or lumbar), history of surgery and type of surgery, any history of pain management interventions (injections, ablations, etc) especially related to the subject's chronic axial spine pain
* Other therapies for their condition currently receiving or in the last 3 months (ie chiropractic, physical therapy, pain management etc) Randomization: Subjects will not be randomized as this is a single armed cohort study. Subjects will be assigned a unique study code in sequential order beginning with 001.
SURVEY RELATED VISITS
Visit 1 (week 0 can be the same day as screening visit) (30 minutes) (In-person or Virtual):
BASELINE
* Subject will fill out the following Standard of Care Patient Questionnaires:
* PROMIS Physical Function Form 6b
* 6 questions evaluating physical function
* DVPRS 0-10 Scale
* pain assessment tool using numerical rating scale enhances by functional word descriptors, color coding, and pictorial facial expressions
* PEG
* Assesses pain intensity and interference
* Patient Health Questionnaire 2-item (PHQ-2)
* Measures depressed mood and anhedonia over past 2 weeks
* Survey is extended to a 9-item PHQ-9 only for subjects scoring 3 or higher on the PHQ-2
* Generalized Anxiety Disorder 2-item (GAD-2)
* Screening tool for generalized anxiety disorder
* Survey is extended to a 7-item GAD-7 only for subjects scoring 3 or higher on the GAD-2
* Pain Catastrophizing Scale
* Quantifies pain experience (rumination, magnification, and helplessness)
* Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index
* Dallas Pain Questionnaire
* 16 item quality of life questionnaire assessing multiple domains
* Patient receives treatment preferably same day, but within 72 hours
* Scores may be pulled from patient Electronic Medical Record
Visit 2 (Week 4) (60 minutes) (In-person or Virtual) Research coordinator with record morphine milligram equivalents (MME) for patients taking opioid medications.
* Subject will complete the following Standard of Care Patient Questionnaires:
* PEG
* PHQ-2 or PHQ-9 (PHQ-2 score \> 2)
* GAD-2 or GAD-7 (GAD-2 score \> 2)
* Pain Catastrophizing Scale
* Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index
* DVPRS 0-10 Scale
* PROMIS Physical Function Form 6b
* Dallas Pain Questionnaire
* Scores may be pulled from patient Electronic Medical Record
Visit 3 (Week 8) (60 Minutes) (In-person or Virtual) Research coordinator with record morphine milligram equivalents (MME) for patients taking opioid medications.
* Subject will complete the following Standard of Care Patient Questionnaires:
* PEG
* PHQ-2 or PHQ-9 (PHQ-2 score \> 2)
* GAD-2 or GAD-7 (GAD-2 score \> 2)
* Pain Catastrophizing Scale
* Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index
* DVPRS 0-10 Scale
* PROMIS Physical Function Form 6b
* Dallas Pain Questionnaire
* Scores may be pulled from patient Electronic Medical Record
Visit 4 (Week 12) (60 Minutes) (In-person or Virtual) Research coordinator with record morphine milligram equivalents (MME) for patients taking opioid medications.
* Subject will complete the following Standard of Care Patient Questionnaires:
* PEG
* PHQ-2 or PHQ-9 (PHQ-2 score \> 2)
* GAD-2 or GAD-7 (GAD-2 score \> 2)
* Pain Catastrophizing Scale
* Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index
* DVPRS 0-10 Scale
* PROMIS Physical Function Form 6b
* Dallas Pain Questionnaire
* Patient receives treatment at provider discretion
* Scores may be pulled from patient Electronic Medical Record
Visit 5 (Week 16) (60 minutes) (In-person or Virtual) Research coordinator with record morphine milligram equivalents (MME) for patients taking opioid medications.
* Subject will complete the following Standard of Care Patient Questionnaires:
* PEG
* PHQ-2 or PHQ-9 (PHQ-2 score \> 2)
* GAD-2 or GAD-7 (GAD-2 score \> 2)
* Pain Catastrophizing Scale
* Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index
* DVPRS 0-10 Scale
* PROMIS Physical Function Form 6b
* Dallas Pain Questionnaire
* Scores may be pulled from patient Electronic Medical Record
Visit 6 (Week 20) (60 minutes) (In-person or Virtual) Research coordinator with record morphine milligram equivalents (MME) for patients taking opioid medications.
* Subject will complete the following Standard of Care Patient Questionnaires:
* PEG
* PHQ-2 or PHQ-9 (PHQ-2 score \> 2)
* GAD-2 or GAD-7 (GAD-2 score \> 2)
* Pain Catastrophizing Scale
* Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index
* DVPRS 0-10 Scale
* PROMIS Physical Function Form 6b
* Dallas Pain Questionnaire
* Scores may be pulled from patient Electronic Medical Record
Visit 7 (Week 24) (60 minutes) (In-person or Virtual) Research coordinator with record morphine milligram equivalents (MME) for patients taking opioid medications.
* Subject will complete the following Standard of Care Patient Questionnaires:
* PEG
* PHQ-2 or PHQ-9 (PHQ-2 score \> 2)
* GAD-2 or GAD-7 (GAD-2 score \> 2)
* Pain Catastrophizing Scale
* Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index
* DVPRS 0-10 Scale
* PROMIS Physical Function Form 6b
* Dallas Pain Questionnaire
* Scores may be pulled from patient Electronic Medical Record
Visit 8 (Week 28) (60 minutes) (In-person or Virtual) Research coordinator with record morphine milligram equivalents (MME) for patients taking opioid medications.
* Subject will complete the following Standard of Care Patient Questionnaires:
* PEG
* PHQ-2 or PHQ-9 (PHQ-2 score \> 2)
* GAD-2 or GAD-7 (GAD-2 score \> 2)
* Pain Catastrophizing Scale
* Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index
* DVPRS 0-10 Scale
* PROMIS Physical Function Form 6b
* Dallas Pain Questionnaire
* Scores may be pulled from patient Electronic Medical Record
* Treatment Helpfulness Questionnaire
* Active duty members will be asked if duty, fitness or mobility restrictions were lifted during the study period
TREATMENT VISITS Treatments given in Integrative Medicine Clinic will be at provider discretion. Subjects will attend a minimum of 3 visits then additional treatment sessions will be at provider discretion as well.
The following semi structured clinical algorithm will be used by providers in the clinic.
Visit 1:
1. Initial interview with focus on whole person
2. Microcurrent standard protocols (Standard concussion protocol, Spinal Cord long)
3. Myofascial work to include transverse abdominus teaching, rectus abdominus release, other myofascial, time permitting or as needed
4. Optional Loan of microcurrent box with protocols at physician discretion
5. Optional loan of avazzia or alpha stim at physician discretion
6. Home Exercise Program handout (HEP2go)
Visit 2:
7. Assess effect of prior myofascial work
8. Re-education of TA activation, additional myofascial work as needed (including lower trap and
/or glut med activation)
9. Assess effect of Microcurrent
10. Optional Loan of microcurrent box with protocols at physician discretion
11. Optional loan of avazzia or alpha stim at physician discretion
12. create plan for visit 3 (this could include additional myofascial work, shock wave therapy, acupuncture/dry needling, avazzia or alpha stim)
Visits 3 through final:
13. Continue treatment with any or all of the following modalities
a. Myofascial treatments (functional neuromyofascial techniques \[FNT\], cupping, gua sha, active needling) b. Frequency Specific Microcurrent (FSM) c. Avazzia d. Extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT) e. Acupuncture/dry needling f. Alpha stim (cranio-electric stimulation) Coordinators will monitor subject visits either in-person post each visit or by accessing the EMR post each visit to record visit details. Visit Details to Record
* Visit Number (1-10, \>10)
* ICD-10 codes
* Examples
* M54.2 Cervicalgia
* M54.5 Low Back Pain
* M79.7 Fibromyalgia
* Z73.3 PTSD\*
* M54.9 Dorsalgia, unspecified
* F41.9 Anxiety
* M25.51 Shoulder Pain
* M54.6 Thoracic Spinal Pain
* M72.2 Plantar Fasciitis
* L90.5 Scar Conditions and Fibrosis of Skin
* Modalities Used
* Examples
* Myofascial modalities (FNT, cupping, scraping/gua sha, active needling)
* FSM
* Avazzia
* Acupuncture
* Dry needling
* Alpha Stim
* ESWT
Conditions
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Chronic Pain
Study Design
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Allocation Method
NA
Intervention Model
SINGLE_GROUP
Single group single site prospective cohort. Patients will act as their own control with pre-intervention scores.
Primary Study Purpose
TREATMENT
Blinding Strategy
NONE
Study Groups
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Integrative Medicine (pre to post treatment)
Patients will act as their own control with preintervention scores. The main integrative medicine intervention therapies include but may not be limited to acupuncture, myofascial therapies, microcurrent therapies, LASER therapy, extracorporeal shockwave therapy, and pulsed electromagnetic therapies.
Group Type
EXPERIMENTAL
Acupuncture
Intervention Type
OTHER
Integrative Medicine: Acupuncture treatment
myofascial therapy
Intervention Type
OTHER
Integrative Medicine: myofascial therapy to include transverse abdominus teaching, rectus abdominus release, functional neuromyofascial techniques, cupping, gua sha, active needling.
microcurrent therapy
Intervention Type
OTHER
Integrative Medicine: Microcurrent
LASER
Intervention Type
OTHER
Integrative Medicine: LASER
extracorporeal shockwave therapy
Intervention Type
OTHER
Integrative Medicine: Extracorporeal shockwave therapy
Pulsed electromagnetic therapies
Intervention Type
OTHER
Integrative Medicine: Pulsed electromagnetic therapies
Miscellaneous integrative medicine
Intervention Type
OTHER
other integrative medicine modalities
Interventions
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Acupuncture
Integrative Medicine: Acupuncture treatment
Intervention Type
OTHER
myofascial therapy
Integrative Medicine: myofascial therapy to include transverse abdominus teaching, rectus abdominus release, functional neuromyofascial techniques, cupping, gua sha, active needling.
Intervention Type
OTHER
microcurrent therapy
Integrative Medicine: Microcurrent
Intervention Type
OTHER
LASER
Integrative Medicine: LASER
Intervention Type
OTHER
extracorporeal shockwave therapy
Integrative Medicine: Extracorporeal shockwave therapy
Intervention Type
OTHER
Pulsed electromagnetic therapies
Integrative Medicine: Pulsed electromagnetic therapies
Intervention Type
OTHER
Miscellaneous integrative medicine
other integrative medicine modalities
Intervention Type
OTHER
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Active Duty and DoD Beneficiaries (i.e. former military, spouse, dependent child) aged 18 or older referred to the Nellis Integrative Medicine Clinic chronic back or neck pain
* Pain Chronicity Threshold (pain score ≥4/10 documented in EMR or reported by patient at least 2 times in one year and at least 30 days apart).
* Pain Chronicity Threshold (pain score ≥4/10 documented in EMR or reported by patient at least 2 times in one year and at least 30 days apart).
Exclusion Criteria
* Enrolled in other pain management program (e.g. pain management, PT
/OT)
* Anticipated Change of station, deployment, retirement from military service, separation from active or reserve military service (includes national guard) or plan to discontinue enrollment at MOMMC in \<6 months
* Planned surgery during the study period
* Pregnancy
* \<3 months post-partum
* Hypermobility disorders such as Ehlers Danlos
* Active cancer (cancer in remission is not an exclusion)
* Implanted electrical devices that cannot be turned off (ie pacemaker); implanted stimulators or pumps that can be turned off are not exclusionary
* Injury or surgery within the last 6 weeks
* Dementia
* Delirium
* Inability to make medical decisions or understand treatment plan as decided upon by principle or associate investigators
* Undergoing medical evaluation board
* Currently in the process of establishing or appealing VA disability rating, or planning to do so within the study period
/OT)
* Anticipated Change of station, deployment, retirement from military service, separation from active or reserve military service (includes national guard) or plan to discontinue enrollment at MOMMC in \<6 months
* Planned surgery during the study period
* Pregnancy
* \<3 months post-partum
* Hypermobility disorders such as Ehlers Danlos
* Active cancer (cancer in remission is not an exclusion)
* Implanted electrical devices that cannot be turned off (ie pacemaker); implanted stimulators or pumps that can be turned off are not exclusionary
* Injury or surgery within the last 6 weeks
* Dementia
* Delirium
* Inability to make medical decisions or understand treatment plan as decided upon by principle or associate investigators
* Undergoing medical evaluation board
* Currently in the process of establishing or appealing VA disability rating, or planning to do so within the study period
Minimum Eligible Age
18 Years
Eligible Sex
ALL
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No
Sponsors
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David Moss
FED
Sponsor Role
lead
Responsible Party
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David Moss
Principal Investigator/Doctor
Responsibility Role
SPONSOR_INVESTIGATOR
Locations
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Mike O'Callaghan Military Medical Center
Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, United States
Site Status
RECRUITING
Countries
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United States
Central Contacts
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Facility Contacts
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Other Identifiers
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MOMMC.2025.0019
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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