Status:
COMPLETED
Evaluation of a Interdisciplinary Pain Program Among Patients With Chronic Pain and Frequent Emergency Department Visits
Lead Sponsor:
Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Collaborating Sponsors:
The Physicians' Services Incorporated Foundation
The Ottawa Hospital Academic Medical Association
Conditions:
Chronic Pain
Peer Review, Health Care
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
While significant advances in pain management have occurred in the last 20 years, the majority of patients with chronic pain (CP) are unable to access evidence-based treatment at either the primary or...
Detailed Description
As this is a phase 2 trial, the sample size is primarily determined by logistical constraints; however, as this trial will yield valuable information about the preliminary impact of the program for pl...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Adult (18+ years old)
- Working knowledge of English or French
- Presented to The Ottawa Hospital Emergency Department (TOH ED) with a primary complaint of chronic or recurrent pain a minimum of 8 times over the last 12 months, with 3 of the visits occurring in the 3 months prior to study enrollment.
- Patients fit criteria for chronic pain (CP) if they have had "pain that has lasted longer than three months." As per the International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP) taxonomy of CP syndromes, this includes: "relatively generalized syndromes," "relatively localized syndromes of the head and neck," "spine and radicular pain syndromes," "local syndromes of the upper limbs," and "visceral pain syndromes."
Exclusion
- Malignant pain - patients will be referred to our complex cancer pain program
- Canadian Triage and Acuity Scale Level 1 and Level 2; Level 3 will be assessed on a case-by-case basis and we will document reason for exclusion
- Refusal or inability to provide consent
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
December 1 2014
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
January 1 2018
Estimated Enrollment :
46 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT02237391
Start Date
December 1 2014
End Date
January 1 2018
Last Update
October 14 2021
Active Locations (1)
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The Ottawa Hospital
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, K1H 8L6