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

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The Ottawa Hospital

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, K1H 8L6