Pain in America: A Randomized Controlled Trial

University of Missouri, Kansas City

Status: Terminated

Conditions: Orthopaedic Related Pain (Musculoskeletal Pain)

Treatments: Behavioral: Intervention; Behavioral: Control

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02710695

16-026

Details and patient eligibility

About

Each day orthopaedic surgeons worldwide treat patients with musculoskeletal pain. But little evidence exists about orthopaedic patient understanding of the common methods of managing musculoskeletal pain. Therefore, it is our aim to determine which discussion method best improves patient comprehension of common methods of managing pain.

Enrollment: 50 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patients who are new to a discussion about the common methods of managing musculoskeletal pain, over the age of 18, native English speakers

Exclusion criteria

• Patient with a previous orthopaedic surgery or musculoskeletal pain consultation, patients without the capacity to give consent, chronic narcotic users. Patients with a severe mental, visual, auditory or tactile impairment.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Triple Blind

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50 participants in 2 patient groups

Control

Active Comparator group

Description:

This group will receive a 10 minute discussion

Treatment:

Behavioral: Control

Intervention

Active Comparator group

Description:

This group will receive a 10 minute standardized discussion

Treatment:

Behavioral: Intervention