Pain Management Groups in Occupational Health Settings

Chronic Pain Clinical Trial

Official title:

Study on Pain Management Groups in Occupational Health Settings

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Active, not recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT02967705
• Other study ID #: 115395
• Status: Active, not recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: February 20, 2016
• Est. completion date: December 2020

Study information

• Verified date: November 2019
• Source: Finnish Institute of Occupational Health
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

This cluster randomized waiting-list controlled study will evaluate the effectiveness of pain management group activity organized by the OH on pain intensity and associated disability, and co-occurrence of mental or sleep problem in patients with chronic pain.

Description:

Pain is very prevalent among the working population causing a considerable amount of work disability days. Pain management group therapy has shown to have a significant effect on chronic pain. However, little is known of the effect of such therapy on work disability. There are especially very few studies prescribing the effectiveness of pain management groups provided by the occupational health service.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Active, not recruiting
• Enrollment: 60
• Est. completion date: December 2020
• Est. primary completion date: December 2020
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years to 65 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• chronic pain + increased risk of work disability (based on a screening survey)

Exclusion Criteria:

• a malignant disease such as cancer, or severe mental illness such as depression causing significant functional disability.

• participating in another pain group elsewhere.

• in the middle of a major life crises such as divorce.

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Chronic Pain

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Pain management group
Chronic pain patients participate in a peer group. They are provided information about chronic pain self-management based on biopsychosocial framework.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
n/a

Sponsors (3)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Finnish Institute of Occupational Health	Finnish Work Environment Fund, Työterveys Helsinki (Helsinki city occupational health service)

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Pain intensity	self-reported questionnaire, 1-item question, scale 0-10, n=60	Change in pain intensity from before intervention to immediately after intervention and at 6 months
Primary	Pain self-efficacy	self-reported questionnaire, set of 10 questions, item response scale 0 - 6, n=60	Change in pain self-efficacy from before intervention to immediately after intervention and at 6 months
Primary	Chronic pain acceptance	self-reported questionnaire, set of 8 questions, item response scale 0 - 6, n=60	Change in chronic pain acceptance from before intervention to immediately after intervention and at 6 months
Primary	Fear-avoidance beliefs	self-reported questionnaire, set of 3 questions, item response scale 0 - 6, n=18	Change in fear-avoidance beliefs from before intervention to immediately after intervention and at 6 months
Primary	Depressive symptoms	self-reported questionnaire, 1-item question, response scale 0-10, n=60	Change in depressive symptoms from before intervention to immediately after intervention and at 6 months
Primary	Sleep problems	self-reported questionnaire, 1-item question, response scale 0-10, n=60	Change in sleep problems from before intervention to immediately after intervention and at 6 months
Primary	Work ability	self-reported questionnaire, 1-item question, response scale 0-10, n=60	Change in work ability from before intervention to immediately after intervention and at 6 months
Secondary	sickness absence	register based, number of sick leave days	6 months before and 6 months after intervention
Secondary	health care contacts	register based, number of contacts to OHS	6 months before and 6 months after intervention