A Pilot Study Evaluating a Multidisciplinary Chronic Pain Group Therapy in a Primary Care Setting (LEAP)

January 20, 2012 updated by: McMaster University

Living Everyday Above-and-beyond Pain Research (LEAP): A Pilot Study Evaluating a Multidisciplinary Chronic Pain Group Therapy in a Primary Care Setting

The investigators will evaluate the effectiveness of "Living Everyday Above-and-beyond Pain" (LEAP) program in the primary care setting. LEAP is a multidisciplinary chronic pain group therapy developed for the two clinic sites of McMaster Family Health Team: McMaster Family Practice and Stonechurch Family Health Centre. LEAP aims to improve patients'quality of life, interaction with the health care system and their health care utilization. This is a pilot study to evaluate mainly feasibility. The investigators will make use of both experimental and qualitative methods gather evidence of the programs success, strengths and weaknesses.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

60

Phase

  • Phase 3

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Canada
    • Ontario
      • Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, L8S 1A4
        • McMaster Family Practice Clinic

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • 18 years and older
  • diagnosed with chronic pain

Exclusion Criteria:

  • chronic pain related to cancer, pelvic pain or headache
  • inability to speak or write in English
  • patient is unable to attend and participate in group treatment sessions on their own
  • substance use or mental health problems of a severity making group treatment participation impossible
  • currently participating in another cognitive-behavioral pain management program
  • patient is receiving palliative care or has been diagnosed with an illness expecting to cause death within one year

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Early Intervention Group
Behavioral: Living Everyday Above-and-beyond Pain (LEAP)
8-week multidisciplinary group therapy aiming consisting of education about the nature of chronic pain, pacing and goal setting, mindfulness medication techniques, cognitive reflections on beliefs, impulses and obsessions, physical activation, and medication management.
Placebo Comparator: Delayed Intervention Group
Initially wait-listed and served as control group. But later participants underwent the experimental intervention.
Other: Wait-listed
Patients are wait-listed while awaiting participation to the LEAP program.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Quality of Life
Time Frame: 8 months
This will utilize the SF-36 QOL questionnaire.
8 months
Health care utilization
Time Frame: 8 months
This will be based on a chart review to assess the number of consultations with their family physician and other clinicians (Nurse practitioners, registered nurse, dietitian, social worker).
8 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Qualitative process evaluation (Perceptions of participants regarding the intervention)
Time Frame: 16 months
This outcome assesses the views of the participants regarding the strengths and weaknesses of the intervention. It will assess ways to improve the recruitment process and retention of participants in the group, satisfaction of the participants regarding the processes (group dynamics, time, format, contents, etc), perceptions of participants regarding the effectiveness of the program, and suggestion of participants regarding ways to improve the program.
16 months
Pain medication use
Time Frame: 8 months
This will be based on a standardized questionnaire developed by the researchers and a chart review regarding request for early refill and increased dose of medications due to worsening of chronic pain.
8 months

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

McMaster University

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

November 1, 2009

Primary Completion (Actual)

November 1, 2011

Study Completion (Actual)

November 1, 2011

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

January 16, 2012

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 20, 2012

First Posted (Estimate)

January 25, 2012

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

January 25, 2012

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 20, 2012

Last Verified

January 1, 2012

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Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • DFM 09-595

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