Education Interventions for Self-Management of Pain Post-SCI: A Pilot Study

Completed · Phase 1/Phase 2

Conditions studied: Spinal Cord Injury, Chronic Pain

In brief

Chronic pain (pain that is that is present for a long period of time) is very common among people with spinal cord injury (SCI). Unfortunately, chronic pain is very difficult to treat. Many treatments reduce chronic pain only partially. As a result, many people with SCI must find ways of accomplishing daily activities even though they have pain. The purpose of this research study is to determine how well two different kinds of education programs reduce the extent to which chronic pain interferes with daily life and well-being.

Key facts

Study ID: NCT02262234
Run by: Kessler Foundation
People needed: 29
Starts: 2014-09-01
Expected to finish: 2015-12-01
Last updated by the study team: 2020-05-12

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

Spinal cord injury for at least one year
Chronic pain for at least three months that is moderate to severe (rated at or above 4/10 on a scale of 0 to 10 where 0 = "no pain" and 10 = "pain as bad as you can imagine")
Fluent in English
Not currently starting a new pain treatment or changing a previous pain treatment

You may not qualify if…

Cancer or conditions that may worsen over time (such as multiple sclerosis, Parkinson Disease, Alzheimer's disease) and may affect my physical or mental functioning
Significant difficulties with learning or memory
Previous participation in a health and function education program specifically designed for people with chronic pain and SCI
Inability to understand English
Presence of other conditions not related to SCI that cause pain (such as fibromyalgia)

Where it is running

Kessler Foundation — West Orange, New Jersey, United States

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