Dialectical Behavioral Therapy in High Risk OrthopaedicTrauma Patients

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Conditions studied: Fracture, Surgery

In brief

Psychological factors can affect the experience of pain and functional recovery from orthopedic injury. The purpose of this study is to examine the effect of brief Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), a form of psychotherapy, on changing thoughts, feelings, and behaviors that can cause problems in daily living and interfere with recovery from orthopedic injury in patients who are at high risk for chronic pain and disability.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03776929

Run by

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center

People needed

0

Starts

2020-04-01

Expected to finish

2020-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2020-03-24

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

• 18 years of age or older
• Admitted to Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center with an operatively treated fracture.

You may not qualify if…

• Non-English speaking
• Pain Catastrophizing Scale (PCS) score of < 13
• Anticipating hospital length of stay of less than 2 days
• Are expected to have severe problems maintaining follow-up and treatment recommendations
• Have current or impending incarceration
• Are actively psychotic or manic

Where it is running

• Dartmouth-Hitchcock — Lebanon, New Hampshire, United States

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