Clinical Trial Details
— Status: Completed
Administrative data
NCT number |
NCT03413501 |
Other study ID # |
OsloUH Smerteklinikken |
Secondary ID |
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Status |
Completed |
Phase |
N/A
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First received |
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Last updated |
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Start date |
September 20, 2016 |
Est. completion date |
June 4, 2018 |
Study information
Verified date |
December 2023 |
Source |
Oslo University Hospital |
Contact |
n/a |
Is FDA regulated |
No |
Health authority |
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Study type |
Interventional
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Clinical Trial Summary
Patients who fulfilled inclusion criteria and consented to participate received either
treatment as usual at the clinic, or were enrolled in a group-therapy based intervention, the
multi-disciplinary pain intervention, led by a Medical doctor, physiotherapist and
psychologist at the clinic.
Description:
The Department of Pain Management and Research at Oslo University Hospital is Norway's
largest outpatient pain clinic. It treats around one thousand new patients annually suffering
from chronic pain of all aetiologies. Many of the patients receive interdisciplinary care
based on a biopsychosocial framework, by at least two health care providers (physician,
physiotherapist, psychologist, occupational therapist and/or nurse).
Participants were recruited through referrals from primary or secondary care, which were
identified by an established interdisciplinary team. Patients found potentially eligible for
the study were contacted by the research team and consulted with a research physician.
Patients who fulfilled the inclusion criteria were invited to participate in the study and
signed a consent form. Patients who declined to participate and non-eligible patients
received usual care.
Inclusion criteria were 1) age 18 or more; 2) pain in at least three out of five bodily
regions (defined as the four quadrants and axially); 3) pain persisting three months or more;
4) the patient was able to give informed consent and benefit from group therapy (including
sufficient cognitive capacity and language skills); 5) no other medical condition could
better explain the symptoms.
Subjects were randomised either to treatment as usual or a group-based multidisciplinary pain
intervention (the MUD-PI).