Characteristics of Injury Claims by Chronic Pain Patients

October 23, 2023 updated by: Salem Anaesthesia Pain Clinic

Socio-demographics of Injury Insurance Claims by Chronic Pain Patients

Chronic pain is associated with injuries and disabilities. This prospective observational study explores the injury or disability claims made by chronic pain patients. It evaluates the socio-demographics of the patient population. It explores the impact of pain clinic services on the patients' injury rehabilitation, insurance claim outcome, and socioeconomic situation.

Study Overview

Detailed Description

Chronic pain is associated with injuries, disabilities, psychological disorders, and unemployment. Chronic pain patients usually make insurance claims for injury, disability, and unemployment.

This prospective observational study explores the injury, disability, and compensation claims made by chronic pain patients. The study evaluates the socio-demographics of the patient population; including their gender, age, ethnicity, occupation, employment status, income, education level, family status, and home location. It explores the impact of pain clinic services on the patients' injury rehabilitation course, insurance claim outcome, and socioeconomic situation.

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Estimated)

1000

Contacts and Locations

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

Study Contact

Study Contact Backup

Study Locations

    • British Columbia
      • Surrey, British Columbia, Canada, V3S 7J1

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

  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Adult chronic pain patients who are undergoing treatment in a specialist pain clinic

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • adult chronic pain patients
  • patients with injury claim

Exclusion Criteria:

  • pediatric patients
  • patients without injury claim

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

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort
Intervention / Treatment
Adult chronic pain patients
Adult chronic pain patients who received pain management
Behavioral and supportive therapy

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Percentage of patients who had injury insurance claims approved
Time Frame: 12 months
Percentage of patients with successful insurance claim approval
12 months

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Olumuyiwa Bamgbade, MD,FRCPC, Salem Anaesthesia Pain Clinic

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

January 2, 2018

Primary Completion (Estimated)

December 31, 2024

Study Completion (Estimated)

December 31, 2024

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

October 23, 2023

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 23, 2023

First Posted (Actual)

October 27, 2023

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

October 27, 2023

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 23, 2023

Last Verified

October 1, 2023

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • SalemAne2018 Injury Claim Race

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

This information was retrieved directly from the website clinicaltrials.gov without any changes. If you have any requests to change, remove or update your study details, please contact register@clinicaltrials.gov. As soon as a change is implemented on clinicaltrials.gov, this will be updated automatically on our website as well.

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