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Single Session Pain Catastrophizing Class: Efficacy & Mechanisms for Reducing Opioid Use Among Chronic Pain Patients
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating Pain Catastrophizing Class and Health Education for Chronic Pain. Completed, enrolled 213 participants across 1 site.
Detailed Summary
Prescription opioids are one of the most commonly used treatments for chronic pain, despite limited evidence of their efficacy and high morbidity and mortality risks. The study aims to determine the efficacy of a targeted single-session psychology class in reducing opioid use among patients with chronic pain. The information gained from this study has the potential to identify patients who achieve a meaningful reduction in opioid use and inform opioid reduction strategies.
Study Details
Timeline
Interventions
A 2-hour class that will be delivered by a clinical psychologist to participant cohorts. Didactic content includes psychoeducation about opioid use, the risk for misuse, and opioid reduction education materials. It will also include mind-body science as it relates to pain and PC. Participants learn how to identify catastrophizing in the moment, and how to self-treat it. During the class, participants acquire skills and develop a plan to apply the learned skills to decrease physiological hyperarousal within the context of PC. Participants also acquire skills that improve the regulation of cognition and emotion, including PC reframing and thought restructuring, and develop a plan for implementing these skills in daily life. Finally, participants develop a plan to use behaviors that modulate attention and counteract helplessness.
Education about improving lifestyle factors to improve participants' overall health.