The PROmoting Pain Self-Management (PROs) Trial: Holistic Pain Care in the Military Health System

Summary

The goal of this study is to improve pain care in the MHS by identifying effective, whole-person, non-pharmacologic interventions for persons with chronic musculoskeletal pain. The investigators will evaluate two promising, evidence-based holistic health interventions and compare them to usual care.

Conditions

• Chronic Pain
• Musculoskeletal Pain
• Musculoskeletal Pain Disorder

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Empowered Relief

ER is provided in a single, 2-hour session delivered remotely by trained instructors. ER has two main components: didactics and skills acquisition as outlined below. The ER class is administered virtually. The class includes the didactic and skill acquisition content. At the end of the class participants receive tangible items including the self-crafted, personalized catastrophizing cessation plan, a guided relaxation response audio file, and an electronic copy of the didactic class content.

BEHAVIORAL

Move to Health

The M2H intervention is delivered virtually by trained health coaches using a 6-step process. The administration of M2H begins with an initial session with follow-up sessions scheduled every 1-2 weeks for up to 8 weeks or until the participant is ready to transition to self-management.

OTHER

Usual Care as determined by primary care provider

Patients will receive care as determined by their primary care provider, with no input or control by the research team.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• 59th Medical Wing

  collaborator FED

• Desmond Doss Health Clinic, Schofield Barracks

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• University of Utah

  collaborator OTHER

• Madigan Army Medical Center

  collaborator FED

• Bassett Army Community Hospital

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)

  collaborator NIH

• Brooke Army Medical Center

  lead FED

Principal Investigators

• Julie M Fritz, PhD · University of Utah

• Daniel I Rhon, PhD · Brooke Army Medical Center

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

DOUBLE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

18 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2025-08-01

Primary Completion

2027-07-01

Completion

2028-07-01

Countries

• United States

Study Locations