The Application of Performance Improvement Principles to the Patient Throughput Process in an Adult Outpatient Pain Treatment Clinic

Completed

Conditions studied: Chronic Pain

In brief

This study is undertaken to assess and improve the existing patient flow, or so-called throughput process, in an adult outpatient pain treatment clinic.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00888420

Run by

University of Alabama at Birmingham

People needed

1221

Starts

2008-02-01

Expected to finish

2010-11-01

Last updated by the study team

2015-10-21

Who can join

Age: 19 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• 19-100 years of age.
• patient presenting to the UAB Highlands Pain Treatment Clinic for initial evaluation and treatment or subsequent follow-up evaluation and treatment.

You may not qualify if…

• <19 or >100 years of age
• a current prisoner

Where it is running

• UAB Highlands Pain Treatment Clinic — Birmingham, Alabama, United States

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