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Pain Management Following Musculoskeletal Injury

NCT01689675 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 200

Last updated 2017-10-06

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Summary

Musculoskeletal sprain/strain injuries and disorders (MSID) have a major impact on health, quality of life and societal productivity. Early intervention for pain following acute MSIDs may prevent secondary complications of chronic pain, disability, reduced quality of life or lost productivity. The investigators goal is to evaluate the efficacy of a computer-based self-management intervention for reducing pain and improving function in persons treated in on-site physical rehabilitation centers.

The specific aims are:1) evaluate the efficacy of a computer-based self-management intervention in reducing pain and self-efficacy and function in high risk MSID patients; 2) determine long term impact during a six month follow-up period; and 3) determine whether reductions of pain and improved function translate into reductions in lost work time days away from work, restricted work days, worker's compensation costs and re-injury rates during the 6 month follow-up.

Persons with sprain/strain injuries at risk for poor pain control will randomized to either: 1) control condition - standard care in the rehabilitation center plus computer exposure or 2) standard care plus computer-based self-management pain intervention. Assessment will be at baseline, treatment completion, 3 and 6 months. The primary outcome measures are self-efficacy, pain and physical/psychosocial functioning and secondary outcome measures are days away from work, restricted work days worker's compensation costs and re-injury rates. The investigation will also provide unique and valuable information regarding patients acceptance and use of computer-based interventions following acute injury. By establishing the utility and efficacy of computer-based pain management interventions for MSID the investigators have the potential to improve the health and quality of life of persons with injuries, improve productivity and develop new methods for health care delivery.

Conditions

  • Musculoskeletal Strain
  • Musculoskeletal Sprain
  • Injury of Musculoskeletal System

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Computer based pain management

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS)

    collaborator NIH

  • Johns Hopkins University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Stephen T Wegener, PhD · Johns Hopkins University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2012-01-31
Primary Completion
2013-05-31
Completion
2013-12-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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