Managing Chronic Pain in Veterans With Substance Use Disorders

Completed · Early Phase 1

Conditions studied: Chronic Pain

In brief

The proposed project will provide crucial data on the effectiveness of a pain management intervention designed for veterans with co-occurring pain and substance use disorders. The development of an empirically validated psychosocial intervention for managing pain and substance misuse could greatly enhance the current set of options for treating this large and understudied group of veterans.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00982410

Run by

US Department of Veterans Affairs

People needed

131

Starts

2010-04-01

Expected to finish

2014-03-01

Last updated by the study team

2015-07-13

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• A report of pain of at least moderate or greater over the three months prior to baseline assessment as indicated by an average score of four or greater on the Numeric Rating Scale of pain intensity (NRS-I; Farrar et al. 2001);
• Completion of an intake assessment in the Ann Arbor VA's SUD clinic within the three months prior to baseline assessment. The pain-related inclusion criterion will be used to ensure that participants are experiencing elevated levels of pain and, consequently, are appropriate for pain-related treatment.

You may not qualify if…

• Acute suicidality based on responses on the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) confirmed by in-depth assessment of patient by the research associate;
• Psychiatric condition that precludes participation in outpatient group treatment based on:
• a Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE; Folstein et al. 1975) score less than 21,
• psychiatric hospitalization within the past month, or
• endorsement of current psychotic symptoms on the Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI; Derogatis 1993) combined with noticeable bizarre thoughts or behavior during the interview;
• Inability to speak and understand English; and
• The inability to give informed, voluntary, written consent.
• Decisions about exclusion criteria 1 and 2 will be made using a combination of self-reported symptoms and researcher's judgment.

Where it is running

• VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System — Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

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