Improving Opioid Safety in Veterans Using Collaborative Care and Decision Support

Completed · Phase 1

Conditions studied: Chronic Pain

In brief

The investigators propose to develop a novel intervention that targets the system (Collaborative Care), PCP (computerized decision support for opioid therapy) and veteran (CM-delivered MI) to reduce problematic prescription opioid use and encourage non-opioid pain management alternatives.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02230722

Run by

San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center

People needed

100

Starts

2014-11-01

Expected to finish

2017-06-12

Last updated by the study team

2017-07-02

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

• Current Male or Female patient at San Francisco VA Medical Center or affiliated VA clinics
• Must be older than 18 years
• Chronic musculoskeletal pain of at least 6 months duration and
• Prescribed one or more opioid pain medication for more than three months and
• Evidence of being a high-risk opioid user as determined by PI, electronic medical record, and study measures

You may not qualify if…

• Non-English speakers
• Plans to relocate within 6 months; not able to come to San Francisco VA Medical Center for three in-person visits
• Cancer or other terminal illness involving palliative care with opioid medications
• Serious or untreated mental illness

Where it is running

• San Francisco VA Medical Center — San Francisco, California, United States

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