Status:

COMPLETED

Substance Abuse Treatment for High Risk Chronic Pain Patients on Opioid Therapy

Lead Sponsor:

Brigham and Women's Hospital

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Conditions:

Substance Abuse

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Chronic back pain patients are often dismissed from a pain center or a primary care practice when they are noncompliant with opioid therapy, instead of being offered treatments to reduce misuse and to...

Detailed Description

This study will evaluate drug misuse behavior over 6 months with the use of self-report questionnaires, physician ratings, urine toxicology screens, and electronic diary data.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • chronic pain for \>6 months
  • history of taking daily opioids for pain for \>6 months
  • average \>3 on a pain intensity scale of 0 to 10 over past week
  • able to speak and understand English
  • chronic neck or back pain as primary pain complaint
  • willingness to participate

Exclusion

  • current opioid addiction (M.I.N.I. Section K)
  • current diagnosis of cancer or any other malignant disease
  • acute osteomyelitis or acute bone disease
  • nonambulatory
  • present or past DSM-IV diagnosis of schizophrenia, delusional disorder, psychotic disorder, or dissociative disorder
  • pregnancy
  • any clinically unstable systemic illness judged to interfere with treatment
  • an acute condition requiring surgery
  • taking opioids intermittently

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

July 1 2009

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

June 1 2011

Estimated Enrollment :

84 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00988962

Start Date

July 1 2009

End Date

June 1 2011

Last Update

June 27 2011

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Brigham and Women's Hospital Pain Management Center

Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, United States, 02467