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Improving Outcomes and Lowering Costs by Integration of Primary Care Providers and Pain Medicine Physicians for Pain Pts

NCT02484937

TerminatedNA

Sponsor: Rush University Medical Center

Conditions: Back Pain, Chronic Pain, Pain, Intractable

Interventions: Group 2 (PCP Treatment), Group 1 (PMS Treatment)

Countries: United States

This study will demonstrate that functional improvement measures over a 6-month period for chronic low back patients under the care of Primary Care Provider (PCP), using a therapeutic plan formulated initially by the Pain Medicine Specialist (PMS), are equivalent to those under the care of the PMS only. Chronic low back pain patient will be initially be evaluated by the PMS. If no interventional pain therapy is required, a multimodal therapeutic plan (pharmacological and/or non-pharmacological) will be formulated to manage the chronic low back pain. Patients will be randomized into one of the two groups: Group 1 - Subjects will be treated monthly for the following 6 months by PMS, and Group 2 - Subjects will be treated by their own PCP for monthly visits for 6 months.

Eligibility overview

Sex: ALL

Age: 18 Years to —

Healthy volunteers: No

Study type: INTERVENTIONAL

Eligibility criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

1.Non-structural non-specific chronic low back pain of a least 3 months duration

2.18 years of age or older

3.Has a primary care provider (PCP)

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Unable to communicate with health care providers
2. Refuses to complete the required outcome measures
3. Unable to provide consent
4. Advanced medical illness (severe systemic disease)
5. Significant psychiatric history: a diagnosis of schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, or severe depression.
6. History of psychosis or psychiatric hospitalization, suicidal ideation or attempt.

Locations (1)

Chicago, Illinois, United States