PiPT in ADSM With MSD

NYU Langone Health

Status

Completed

Conditions

Chronic Pain

Musculoskeletal Diseases or Conditions

Treatments

Behavioral: Psychological-informed Physical Therapy (PiPT) Training

Study type

Observational

Funder types

Other

Other U.S. Federal agency

Identifiers

NCT05132400

21-01351

Details and patient eligibility

About

The study objective is to establish feasibility of implementing a psychologically informed rehabilitation strategy while concurrently assessing its' effectiveness in Active duty service members (ADSM) with musculoskeletal disorders (MSD) seeking care in a US Navy shore-based healthcare setting. This intervention is intended to improve the management of chronic pain in order to optimize ADSM function.

The study team is proposing an observational prospective comparative cohort study. This study tests an implementation/strategy while observing/gathering information on the clinical intervention and related outcomes.

Enrollment

427 patients

Sex

All

Ages

18 to 64 years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

ADSM (at baseline; separation from the military post-treatment will not be grounds for exclusion)
Patients presenting to an NMCP or a branch clinic physical therapy department
Patients who have only receive their evaluation appointment for their primary complaint
Patients prescribing for a primary complaint of a MSD (the following ICD-10 codes will be included: M13, M14.8, M15-19, M21-25, M40-43, M46-48, M50-54, M60-71, M73, M75-77)

Exclusion criteria

Patients not eligible to receive outpatient physical therapy
Patients receiving fewer than four treatment sessions of physical therapy
Patients who are pregnant
Patients receiving physical therapy for acute post-surgical recovery
Patients scheduled for or subject to a Physical Evaluation Board (PEB) at baseline
Coast Guard