Understanding Chronic Pain in NHS Grampian

May 20, 2026 updated by: University of Aberdeen

Understanding Chronic Pain - A Qualitative Study Exploring Patient and Healthcare Professionals Experience With Chronic Pain Management in Primary Care

Investigators will explore healthcare professionals and patients' experience in chronic pain management within primary care. Investigators will use this information to develop a decision aid tool tool which patients with chronic pain could use to help them make an informed decision during a consultation with their healthcare professionals.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

50

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

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

Patients who are dealing with non-malignant chronic pain.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • above 18 years old,
  • suffering from non-malignant chronic pain (defined as pain lasting for more than three months) and,
  • being managed entirely within a primary care setting.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • are not fluent in the English language,
  • have concomitant severe mental health problems or terminal illness,
  • have a known alcohol or drug addiction, and
  • suffer from pain caused by cancer or other malignancy.

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

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
UPP Decision Aid Tool
Time Frame: Day 1
Semi-structured interviews with patients with chronic pain and healthcare professionals (General Practitioner and Pharmacists) perspectives on chronic pain management in NHS Grampain. Data will be used to support the design of a decision aid tool and the development of study information material and standard operating procedures of a subsequent feasibility study aimed at testing the tool.
Day 1

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

University of Aberdeen

Collaborators

Pharmacy Research UK

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)

February 14, 2018

Primary Completion (Actual)

August 31, 2019

Study Completion (Actual)

August 31, 2019

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

February 14, 2019

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 20, 2026

First Posted (Actual)

May 28, 2026

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

May 28, 2026

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 20, 2026

Last Verified

May 1, 2026

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • RG-14309-10

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

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