The goal of this clinical trial is to \[primary purpose learn if a team that involves five types of pain specialists (interventional pain, psychology, pharmacy, nutrition, physical therapy) can treat chronic pain in Veterans. The main questions it aims to answer are: * Do patients report less pain after six months in the program? * Do patients report that pain gets in the way of their life less after six months in the program? The researchers will compare participants who participate in the program to those that wait for six months before participating in the program. Participants will * Meet with the team of pain specialists to develop a plan to treat their pain * Receive calls from a coach once per month * Return to meet with the team of pain specialists for a six-month follow-up appointment * Fill out surveys
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
150
Patient meets simultaneously with an interdisciplinary team (IDT) five pain specialists and develops an individualized treatment plan based on Whole Health. Participants receive five months of coaching calls then return six months later for a follow-up visit with the IDT.
Brief Pain Inventory (BPI)
A 9-item scale used to quantify an individual's pain experience (0-10) with higher scores suggesting worse pain severity and pain interference.
Time frame: Baseline, 6-months
Short Form-36 Item (SF-36)
A 36-item scale to assess quality of life, including any impact of health problems on completing activities, as well as energy and emotions, with lower scores indicating a higher impact of health problems.
Time frame: Baseline, 6-months
Insomnia Severity Index
A 7-item scale that assesses sleep disturbances, with higher scores reflecting more sleep difficulty.
Time frame: Baseline, 6-months
Pain Self-Efficacy Questionnaire
A 10-item scale used to determine how confident an individual is in accomplishing tasks despite the pain (0=not at all confident and 6= completely confident) with higher scores denoting higher levels of pain self-efficacy.
Time frame: Baseline, 6-months
University of Washington- Concerns about Pain Scale 24-item
A 24-item scale used to assess one's perception of their pain experience (1= never, 5= always), with higher scores indicating higher levels of pain catastrophizing.
Time frame: Baseline, 6-months
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