Status:

COMPLETED

Altering The Transition From Acute to Chronic Pain (ATTAC-Pain)

Lead Sponsor:

Rhode Island Hospital

Collaborating Sponsors:

Mayday Fund

National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS)

Conditions:

Musculoskeletal Pain

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-65 years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

The current way that pain is treated after trauma and injury is problematic. Most often pain after trauma is treated with opioids (ex. Percocet® or Vicodin®) or anti-inflammatories (ex. ibuprofen). Bo...

Detailed Description

There is an urgent need for new non-opioid pain management options to prevent the development of chronic musculoskeletal pain in patients experiencing acute pain and injury. Investigators propose to a...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • generally in good health, are between the ages of 18 and 65, present to the ED with acute (present for \<7 days) musculoskeletal pain, and have a current pain score of \>4 without a history of pain in the past month.

Exclusion

  • Musculoskeletal pain lasting \> 7days
  • ED pain score \<4
  • Chronic pain: Pain present on most days of the week, with an average score \>1 in past month, in the same location as presenting pain
  • Clinically unstable
  • Fracture (except fracture of the phalanges)
  • Substantial soft tissue injury†
  • Hepatic failure (acute or chronic)
  • Renal failure (acute or chronic)
  • Coronary artery disease, including previous myocardial infarction, Angina, percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty, etc.
  • History of glaucoma
  • Previous congestive heart failure
  • History of seizure disorder
  • History of mania or psychotic disorder
  • History of suicidal ideation
  • Prisoner
  • History and behavior indicates, in the investigator's judgment, that the participant would likely be noncompliant with the study
  • Any other condition that, in the investigator's judgment, would indicate that the patient in unsuitable for the study (e.g. might interfere with the study, confound interpretation, or endanger patient)
  • Does not have a telephone
  • Does not have regular internet access and email address
  • Unable to speak and read English
  • Blood pressure reading(s) in ED that, when considered in the context of patient past and current history, in the investigator's judgment exceeds acceptable level
  • Currently taking a monoamine oxidase inhibitor (MAOI)
  • Currently taking medication with substantial interaction with duloxetine (Table 1).
  • Breastfeeding
  • If female, either not postmenopausal (having menses within past year), or, if childbearing potential, positive pregnancy test prior to randomization and not using a medically acceptable form of contraception
  • Exceeds acceptable chronic daily opioid use prior to MVC\*
  • Previously on duloxetine
  • Previous allergic reaction to duloxetine
  • Antidepressant use within 2 weeks of study start (4 week if Prozac)
  • Allergy to lactose
  • Intoxicated

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

January 19 2018

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

April 1 2019

Estimated Enrollment :

76 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03315533

Start Date

January 19 2018

End Date

April 1 2019

Last Update

July 8 2020

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Rhode Island Hospital

Providence, Rhode Island, United States, 02903