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PREVAIL: Efficacy of a Veterans Healthcare Administration (VHA) Whole Health Interdisciplinary Pain Clinic

Status: Recruiting
Location: See location...
Intervention Type: Behavioral
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Not Applicable
SUMMARY

The goal of this clinical trial is to \[primary purpose learn if a team that involves five types of pain specialists (interventional pain, psychology, pharmacy, nutrition, physical therapy) can treat chronic pain in Veterans. The main questions it aims to answer are: * Do patients report less pain after six months in the program? * Do patients report that pain gets in the way of their life less after six months in the program? The researchers will compare participants who participate in the program to those that wait for six months before participating in the program. Participants will * Meet with the team of pain specialists to develop a plan to treat their pain * Receive calls from a coach once per month * Return to meet with the team of pain specialists for a six-month follow-up appointment * Fill out surveys

Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 18
Healthy Volunteers: f
View:

• Veteran receiving care at the Salem VA Health Care System (Salem VAHCS) per electronic medical record (EMR)

• Patient participating in PREVAIL Interdisciplinary Team Track per EMR

• Chronic Pain Diagnosis: Defined as pain lasting more than three months per EMR

Locations
United States
Virginia
Salem VA Health Care System
RECRUITING
Salem
Contact Information
Primary
Rena E Courtney, PhD
rena.courtney2@va.gov
540-982-2463
Backup
Kris Ann Oursler, MD
krisann.oursler@va.gov
540-982-2463
Time Frame
Start Date: 2024-07-01
Estimated Completion Date: 2026-04
Participants
Target number of participants: 150
Treatments
Experimental: Interdisciplinary Team
Participants complete surveys, meet with five pain specialists to develop individualized treatment plans based on whole health, receive monthly coaching calls for five months, then meet with the pain specialists once more for a 6-month follow-up appointment and complete surveys.
No_intervention: Waitlist Control
Participants complete surveys but do not engage with the pain specialists for 6 months.
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Collaborators: Durham VA Health Care System, VISN 6 MIRECC, Stanford University, Bedford VA Health Care System
Leads: Salem Veterans Affairs Medical Center

This content was sourced from clinicaltrials.gov