A Brief Intervention for Chronic Pain in Primary Care

Henry Ford Health System61 enrolled

Overview

The purpose of this research study is to investigate potential benefits of a behavioral intervention for co-occurring chronic pain and distress that is delivered in a primary care clinic.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Chronic Pain

Interventions

PsychotherapyBEHAVIORAL

Participants will complete 5, 60 minutes sessions. At each session, participants will learn strategies that have been shown to improve pain functioning and/or mood for patients who have chronic pain. The intervention will be delivered in the patient's primary care clinic.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Chronic pain condition * A current patient within the Henry Ford Health System Academic Internal Medicine Clinic in Detroit * Has been within the Henry Ford Health System for at least 6 months Exclusion Criteria: * Current behavioral health treatment

Locations (1)

Henry Ford Health System

Detroit, Michigan, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Brief Pain Inventory

The Brief Pain Inventory measures pain severity and pain functioning. Pain severity is comprised of 4 questions on a 0-10 scale for pain at it's worst in the past week, the least in the past week, on average, and then currently. Each item is scored separately and higher scores indicate greater pain severity. There are then 12 daily activities in which the participants rates on a scale of 0-10 regarding how much the pain interferes with the activity (10 being the highest interference). These are all scored separately.

Time frame: 5 weeks post-baseline

Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale

This measure assesses the severity of depression and anxiety. Scores on each of the subscale (e.g., depression and anxiety) range from 0-21 with higher scores indicating greater severity.

Time frame: 5 weeks post-baseline

Secondary Outcomes

Insomnia Severity Index

This measure assess difficulty with sleep. Total scores range from 0-28, with greater numbers indicating greater sleep difficulty.

Time frame: Administered at baseline, 5 weeks post-baseline, and 1 month and 6-month follow-ups

Pain Catastrophizing Scale

This measure assesses catastrophizing thoughts about pain. Total scores range from 0-52 with higher scores indicating greater catastrophizing. The three subscales are rumination (range= 0-16), magnification (range= 0-12), and helplessness (range= 0-24).

Time frame: Administered at baseline, 5 weeks post-baseline, and 1 month and 6-month follow-ups

Satisfaction with Life Scale

This measure assesses how satisfied a patient is with their life. Total scores range from 7-35 with higher scores indicating greater satisfaction.

Time frame: Administered at baseline, 5 weeks post-baseline, and 1 month and 6-month follow-ups

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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