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Improving the Management of Chronic Pain in Primary Care

NCT02783365 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 278

Last updated 2019-09-13

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

There are an estimated 100 million Americans with chronic pain. The enormity of the problem at the societal level is staggering, not simply in terms of its sheer prevalence but also the societal costs, including health care expenditures, disability compensation, lost productivity, and lost employment potential. The pharmacological focus in treatment tends to give patients with chronic pain a negative stereotype as many are viewed as drug seeking, or worse, they are perceived to have an imaginary illness. It is argued that these stigmas not only negatively affect the patients' healthcare experience, but also perpetuate maladaptive coping. In addition, it is suggested that reliance on pharmacological approaches have contributed to the rate of overdoses from prescribed opioids. In order to address this burden facing society, patients need opportunities to foster a sense of self-efficacy to manage their pain, as well as improve their healthcare experience by allowing them to dialogue with their clinician openly and freely about their chronic pain, and coping strategies.

This study is designed to explore the impact of an intervention using photo-elicitation (based on Photovoice) and online group support (via Facebook) on participants' overall experience of chronic pain and patient-identified areas of function. Photovoice participants will utilize cameras that enable them to record issues related to their experiences, and subsequently display them. This method serves as an empowering tool to connect participants to key stakeholders in the community, facilitates change and opportunities that otherwise would not be available to marginalized groups.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Photo-elicitation and online group support

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Sponsors & Collaborators

  • American Academy of Family Physicians National Research Network

    collaborator NETWORK

  • University of Missouri-Columbia

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Benjamin H Crenshaw, MD · University of Missouri-Columbia

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
75 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2016-07-31
Primary Completion
2019-09-02
Completion
2019-09-02

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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Diseases

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