Status:

COMPLETED

Telephone Intervention for Pain Study (TIPS)

Lead Sponsor:

University of Washington

Collaborating Sponsors:

Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)

Conditions:

Chronic Pain

Multiple Sclerosis

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Treatments teaching people how to manage pain have been used to treat chronic pain in the general population. The purpose of this study is to see if these treatments delivered over the telephone can b...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Definitive diagnosis of acquired amputation (AMP), multiple sclerosis (MS), or spinal cord injury (SCI) confirmed by participants' primary care physicians
  • Average pain intensity in the past month of greater than 3 on 0-10 numeric rating scale;
  • Pain is either worse or started since the onset of the disability;
  • Pain of at least six months duration, with pain reportedly present greater than or equal to half of the days in the past six months;
  • Read, write and understand English;
  • Must be able to communicate over the phone (i.e., must be verbal);
  • Age 18 years or older.

Exclusion

  • Cognitive impairment defined as one or more errors on the Six-Item screener (Callahan et al., 2002).
  • Current or previous participation in a psychological treatment for pain (obtained via self-report).
  • Current participation in a psychological treatment for any reason on a regular basis(obtained via self-report).

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

September 1 2009

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

June 1 2013

Estimated Enrollment :

207 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00663663

Start Date

September 1 2009

End Date

June 1 2013

Last Update

August 30 2013

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University of Washington

Seattle, Washington, United States, 98104

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