A Telephone Feedback System for Prevention of Chronic Pain Relapse
Completed · Not applicable
Conditions studied: Chronic Pain and Relapse Prevention
In brief
The purpose of this study is to determine whether a telephone-based self-monitoring and skills review program with personalized therapist feedback following group CST for chronic pain can reduce and prevent relapse of the pain, physical disability, and psychological distress experienced by patients with chronic pain of the muscles and bone.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT00266773
- Run by
- University of Vermont
- People needed
- 158
- Starts
- 2005-11-01
- Expected to finish
- 2012-01-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2013-02-18
Who can join
Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Completed 11 weeks of CST through the University of Vermont College of Medicine - Health Behavior Research Center prior to study entry
- At least 6 months of musculoskeletal pain caused by back, neck, or shoulder pain; osteoarthritis; or fibromyalgia
- Meet study threshold for pain severity with a Typical Pain score of 4 or more on a 10-point scale adapted from the McGill Pain Questionnaire (80)
- Receiving ongoing standard pain management from a physician (typically involving oral analgesic medication and physical therapy, with or without anesthetic or steroid injections)
You may not qualify if…
- Unable to perform usual self care
- Cancer that causes or influences patient's chronic pain
- Cancer requiring radiation or chemotherapy or metastatic cancer of any type
- Reflex sympathetic dystrophy (RSD)
- Neuropathic pain
- Awaiting a pain-related surgical procedure
- Involved in pain-related litigation or awaiting disability determination
- Behavioral problems or psychotic disorders that may interfere with the study
- Inability to use telephone-based TIVR due to cognitive or hearing impairment
- At risk for suicide
Where it is running
- University of Vermont College of Medicine - MindBody Medicine Clinic — Burlington, Vermont, United States
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