Clinical Trial: Patient Education to Improve Pain Management in Older Adults With Acute Musculoskeletal Pain: A Pilot Randomized Trial
Study Status: Recruiting
Recruit Status: Recruiting
Study Type: Interventional
Official Title: Patient Education to Improve Pain Management in Older Adults With Acute Musculoskeletal Pain: A Pilot Randomized Trial
Brief Summary:
This is a three arm pilot randomized trial. Patients will be assigned to:
- Usual care
- Video education in the ED
- Video education in the ED plus phone follow-up at three days with geriatric pain management specialist for all patients with pain >=4/10
Detailed Summary:
This is a three arm pilot randomized trial. Patients will be assigned to:
- Usual care
- Video education in the ED (10 minute interactive video)
- Video education in the ED plus phone follow-up at three days with geriatric pain management specialist for all patients with pain >=4/10
Sponsor: University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Current Primary Outcome: Change in Pain [ Time Frame: One month ]
Original Primary Outcome: Pain [ Time Frame: One month ]
Current Secondary Outcome:
- Side Effects [ Time Frame: One month ]For each of 15 common side effects, a side effect severity score will be obtained on a scale from 0 to 10.
- Average overall pain at one month [ Time Frame: one month ]
- Change in physical function [ Time Frame: from ED visit to one month ]Using the higher level function scale developed by Simonsick et al. Assesses walking, climbing stairs, and carrying bags - score from 0 to 12.
- Pain Interference [ Time Frame: one month ]These 6 questions are take verbatim from the Brief Pain Inventory - and assess pain interference for 6 conditions (eg, activity, sleep, work, etc.)
Original Secondary Outcome: Side Effects [ Time Frame: One month ]
Information By: University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Dates:
Date Received: May 5, 2015
Date Started: September 2015
Date Completion: September 2017
Last Updated: April 18, 2017
Last Verified: April 2017