Social Skills in Chronic Pain, Addiction, Intimate Partner Violence and Primary Care (Skills-PAVIP)

Social Skills in Adult Patients Followed for Chronic Pain, Addiction, Intimate Partner Violence or Followed in Primary Care: A Comparative Observational Study

Context: psychosocial competencies (CPS) are higher cognitive functions defined by the ability to interact with others by adopting appropriate and positive behavior. They are defined among three axes: emotional skills, cognitive skills and social skills. Dysfunctions in social skills in adults are linked to substance use and abuse, sensitivity to pain, control of violence, and being a victim of violence. The links are bidirectional: both causes and consequences.

Objectives: Compare the level of psychosocial skills in patients presenting with a use disorder or chronic pain or being victims or perpetrators of domestic violence or patients followed in a primary care center without any of these histories, using the score obtained after passing a scale currently being validated in an adult population.

Secondary objectives Describe profiles of social skills dysfunction within each population Evaluate the link between alterations in CPS in the different populations and different sociodemographic, intrinsic or environmental criteria

Type of study: multicenter comparative cross-sectional study

Number of centers: twelve (6 multi-professional primary care health centers - 6 hospital centers)

Study description: Cross-sectional, multicenter study. The patients will be included consecutively over a one-year period at the time of their visit to the inclusion center.

Primary endpoint: score obtained for each of the 4 axes on the ad hoc psychosocial skills assessment test.

Number of subjects: 600 patients (60 in each group)

Inclusion criteria

• Patients aged 18 and over,
• Patients with chronic pain lasting at least 6 months,
• Patients with alcohol dependence,
• Patients victims of intra-family violence,
• Patients who commit intra-family violence,
• Patients followed in primary care and not presenting any of the 4 previous items,

Study procedure: each participant, regardless of population, will receive a single 45-minute interview consisting of a validated psychosocial skills assessment test, and a record of consumption status and medico-socio-economic history.

Data will be collected directly online, and the main analysis will be based on a comparative analysis of the level of social skills between the different groups for each of the four axes of the social skills assessment test.

Study Overview

• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Conditions: Social Skills; Primary Care
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: Questionary with a case-report-form

Detailed Description

Context: psychosocial competencies (CPS) are higher cognitive functions defined by the ability to interact with others by adopting appropriate and positive behavior. They are defined among three axes: emotional skills, cognitive skills and social skills.

Social skills provide the conditions for modulating and controlling emotions, improving individual and social skills, making appropriate decisions, and resisting social conflicts. Poor social skills are linked to psychological disorders and psychiatric disorders such as mood disorders. Dysfunctions in social skills in adults are linked to substance use and abuse, sensitivity to pain, control of violence, and being a victim of violence. The links are bidirectional: both causes and consequences.

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Objectives:

Main objective Compare the level of psychosocial skills in patients presenting with a use disorder or chronic pain or being victims or perpetrators of domestic violence or patients followed in a primary care center without any of these histories, using the score obtained after passing a scale currently being validated in an adult population,

Secondary objectives Describe profiles of social skills dysfunction within each population Evaluate the link between alterations in CPS in the different populations and different sociodemographic (gender, age, geographical area), intrinsic (executive functions) or environmental criteria (childhood trauma, precariousness...).

Type of study: multicenter comparative cross-sectional study

Number of centers: twelve (6 multi-professional primary care health centers - 6 hospital centers)

Study description: This is a cross-sectional, multicenter study in the RIPH 2 category. The patients will be included consecutively over a one-year period at the time of their visit to the emergency department. This is an interventional study in that a questionnaire will be administered, asking questions about sensitive data. There will be no follow-up.

Primary endpoint: score obtained for each of the four axes on the ad hoc psychosocial skills assessment test.

Number of subjects: 600 patients (60 in each group)

Inclusion criteria

• Patients aged 18 and over,
• Patients with chronic pain lasting at least 6 months,
• Patients with alcohol dependence,
• Patients victims of intra-family violence,
• Patients who commit intra-family violence,
• Patients followed in primary care and not presenting any of the 4 previous items,

Non inclusion criteria Patients not fluent in French, Patients with an unstabilized psychiatric disorder, Patients refusing to participate in the study. Persons not affiliated to a social security scheme or beneficiaries of a similar scheme, Subjects participating in another interventional research study with an exclusion period still in progress at the time of inclusion.

Patients deprived of liberty, under guardianship, curators or safeguard of justice.

Pregnant and breast-feeding women

Study procedure: each participant, regardless of population, will receive a single 45-minute interview consisting of a validated psychosocial skills assessment test, and a record of consumption status and medico-socio-economic history.

Data will be collected directly online, and the main analysis will be based on a comparative analysis of the level of social skills between the different groups for each of the four axes of the social skills assessment test.

• Study Type: Observational
• Enrollment (Estimated): 600

Contacts and Locations

• Study Contact: Name: Lise LACLAUTRE; Phone Number: +334.73.751.195; Email: drci@chu-clermontferrand.fr
• Study Contact Backup: Name: Catherine Laporte, Pr; Phone Number: +336.11.37.55.52; Email: catherine.laporte2@uca.fr

Study Locations

• France
  • Clermont-Ferrand, France, 63000
    • CHU clermont-ferrand
    • Contact: Lise LACLAUTRE; Phone Number: +334.73.751.195; Email: drci@chu-clermontferrand.fr
    • Principal Investigator: Catherine LAPORTE

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: Adult; Older Adult
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

All eligible patients attending participating primary care centers during the study period

All eligible patients consulting in the pain center of Clermont-Ferrand and Lyon, at the addiction center of Grenoble and Clermont-Ferrand, at the center for the care of perpetrators and victims of violence in Clermont-Ferrand during the study period

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

Patients aged 18 and over Suicidal: Patients at risk of suicide, or Suicidal : Patients who have attempted suicide, or Primary care patients

Exclusion Criteria:

Patients not fluent in French, Patients with an unstabilized psychiatric disorder, Patients refusing to participate in the study. Persons not affiliated to a social security scheme or beneficiaries of a similar scheme, Pregnant and breast-feeding women

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Number of groups / cohorts

5

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort	Intervention / Treatment
Patients in Primary Care; A single E-case report form (CRF) for every group (a 45 minutes interview)	Other: Questionary with a case-report-form; Questionary with : Gender, Age, Marital Status, medical history, Socio-économic description, skills assessment test written by R-Shankland, AUDIT-C, fargestrom, HAD, CAST, EPICE, Stroop-Test, Trail making test, Rosenberg Test
Patients with chronic pain; A single E-case report form (CRF) for every group (a 45 minutes interview)	Other: Questionary with a case-report-form; Questionary with : Gender, Age, Marital Status, medical history, Socio-économic description, skills assessment test written by R-Shankland, AUDIT-C, fargestrom, HAD, CAST, EPICE, Stroop-Test, Trail making test, Rosenberg Test
Patients victims of violence; A single E-case report form (CRF) for every group (a 45 minutes interview)	Other: Questionary with a case-report-form; Questionary with : Gender, Age, Marital Status, medical history, Socio-économic description, skills assessment test written by R-Shankland, AUDIT-C, fargestrom, HAD, CAST, EPICE, Stroop-Test, Trail making test, Rosenberg Test
Patients perpetrators of violence; A single E-case report form (CRF) for every group (a 45 minutes interview)	Other: Questionary with a case-report-form; Questionary with : Gender, Age, Marital Status, medical history, Socio-économic description, skills assessment test written by R-Shankland, AUDIT-C, fargestrom, HAD, CAST, EPICE, Stroop-Test, Trail making test, Rosenberg Test
Patients with alcohol dependence; A single E-case report form (CRF) for every group (a 45 minutes interview)	Other: Questionary with a case-report-form; Questionary with : Gender, Age, Marital Status, medical history, Socio-économic description, skills assessment test written by R-Shankland, AUDIT-C, fargestrom, HAD, CAST, EPICE, Stroop-Test, Trail making test, Rosenberg Test

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Score of psychosocial skills	15-item scale, grouped into 4 axes: emotional (5 items), cognitive (4 items), social (4 items), assertiveness (2 items). The response modality is a Likert scale with 7 possible answers ranging from "Never" (1) to "Always" (7). The alpha-cronbach coefficient was 0.754 for the cognitive axis, 0.731 for the social axis and 0.654 for the emotional axis	5 minutes

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Results of the others test	Sociodemographics criterias, intrinsics criteria, medical history, patient's health	45 minutes

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: University Hospital, Clermont-Ferrand
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Catherine Laporte, Pr, University Hospital, Clermont-Ferrand

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Estimated): September 1, 2025
• Primary Completion (Estimated): September 1, 2026
• Study Completion (Estimated): September 1, 2026

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: February 19, 2025
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: August 20, 2025
• First Posted (Estimated): August 28, 2025

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Estimated): August 28, 2025
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: August 20, 2025
• Last Verified: July 1, 2025

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: addiction; chronic pain; intimate partner violence
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Pain; Neurologic Manifestations; Compulsive Behavior; Impulsive Behavior; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms; Behavior; Signs and Symptoms; Social Behavior; Chronic Pain; Behavior, Addictive; Social Skills
• Other Study ID Numbers: CHU Clermont-Ferrand; 2024-A00933-44 (Other Identifier: ANSM)

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