At a glance
ClinicalIndex Comparison Record- ✓Enrolled in the Center for AIDS Research Network of Integrated Clinical Systems (CNICS) cohort
- ✓Age ≥18 years
- ✓Chronic pain with Brief Chronic Pain Screening Questionnaire (BCPQ) score indicating at least moderate pain for at least 3 months
- ✓Moderately severe and impairing chronic pain with PEG pain questionnaire average score ≥4
- ✕Do not speak or understand English
- ✕Planning a new pain treatment such as surgery
- ✕Cannot attend the group sessions
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Development of a Behavioral Intervention for Chronic Pain in Individuals With HIV
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating Intervention and Control for Chronic Pain. Completed, enrolled 44 participants across 1 site.
Detailed Summary
Due to its specific pathophysiology and impact on health outcomes, the Institute of Medicine has described chronic pain as a complex chronic disease and a "national public health crisis." The unique neurobiological basis and psychosocial context of chronic pain in HIV-infected patients underscores the importance of developing and testing a behavioral intervention specifically tailored to this population. This study will pilot test a newly-developed behavioral intervention for chronic pain tailored to individuals with HIV.
Study Details
Timeline
Interventions
The intervention group will receive treatment as usual plus a chronic pain self-management program which includes six one-on-one sessions facilitated by a trained interventionist and six group sessions facilitated by a trained interventionist and a peer. A peer is an HIV-infected patient living with chronic pain, who has completed all ten of the one-on-one sessions offered, received training to co-facilitate the six group sessions with the interventionist, and is successfully self-managing his/her chronic pain.
The control group will receive "treatment as usual". The "treatment as usual" or control group refers to the standard of care that patients receive for their chronic pain. This standard of care allows patients to discuss chronic pain with their providers at their discretion. Although highly variable, providers can recommend and prescribe pharmacologic (e.g., opioid and other pain medication), non-pharmacologic (e.g., physical therapy, referral to psychology) approaches for pain. This study will not interfere in any way with usual care. No additional treatment will be provided to participants allocated to the control group.