Structured Treatment of Pain (STOP) Study

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Traumatic Brain Injury, Chronic Pain

In brief

This study seeks to compare two different behavioral treatments for pain in Veterans with a history of TBI. Both treatments involve educating the Veteran about pain, discussing the impact of pain, and different ways to manage it in hopes of decreasing pain and its impact on life. These approaches are called "self-management" approaches to pain. Both of these treatments are commonly used in pain clinics to treat pain in persons with back pain, headaches, and other types of chronic pain. The investigators will be delivering both treatments over the telephone to make the treatments accessible to Veterans wherever they live.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01768650

Run by

University of Washington

People needed

231

Starts

2014-06-01

Expected to finish

2017-09-01

Last updated by the study team

2019-09-09

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

• Veteran Status
• Diagnosis of TBI of any severity verified in VA medical records (e.g., VA TBI Comprehensive Evaluation or other comparable neuropsychological or medical evaluation in the record)
• Most recent TBI must have occurred after onset of OEF
• Military Service in OEF, OIF, and/or OND
• Average pain intensity in the past month of 4 or above on 0-10 numeric rating scale (moderate pain and above)
• Pain of at least six months duration, with pain reportedly present greater than or equal to half of the days in the past six months
• Able to read and speak English
• Able to communicate over the phone (i.e., must be verbal)
• Age 18 years or older

You may not qualify if…

• Hospitalization for psychiatric reasons involving psychosis other than suicidal ideation, homicidal ideation, and/or PTSD
• Communication limitations that would prevent ability to participate in the intervention or assessments
• Cognitive impairment that interferes with ability to engage in the intervention despite modifications specifically for TBI. This will be defined as a score of 5/10 or less indicating moderate or severe cognitive impairment on the Short Portable Mental Status Questionnaire (SPMSQ)
• Diagnosis of primary psychotic or major thought disorder as listed in participant's medical record or self-reported

Where it is running

• University of Washington, Ninth and Jefferson Building — Seattle, Washington, United States
• Veteran Affairs Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle — Seattle, Washington, United States
• University of Washington, Health Sciences Building — Seattle, Washington, United States
• VA Puget Sound Health Care System, American Lake — Tacoma, Washington, United States

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