A feasibility study examining the effectiveness and acceptability of an internet-delivered education program, The Pain Course, for chronic pain patients with anxiety and depression in a tertiary pain service.

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Chronic Pain; Anxiety; Depression; Anaesthesiology - Pain management; Mental Health - Depression; Mental Health - Anxiety

• Registration Number: ACTRN12614000146695
• Lead Sponsor: Macquarie University

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2014-02-05
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ot yet recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 30

Inclusion Criteria

Has experienced Chronic Pain (i.e. Pain > 3 months)
- Self-reported difficulties with anxiety or depression.
- Internet access + Printer access
- Australian resident

Exclusion Criteria

- Receiving concurrent CBT
- Severe symptoms of depression
- Severe depression, suicidal intent or plan (PHQ-9 total score > 23; or >2 to PHQ-9 question assessing frequency of self-harm or suicide ideation)

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Patient Health Questionnaire 9-Item (PHQ9), which is a measure of depression.[Application; pre-treatment; once per week throughout treatment; post-treatment, and; 3 month follow-up];Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7-Item (GAD7), which is a measure of anxiety.[Pre-treatment; once per week throughout treatment; post-treatment, and; 3 month follow-up];Roland Morris Disability Questionnaire (RMDQ), which measures disability associated with pain.[Pre-treatment; post-treatment, and; 3 month follow-up]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Wisconsin Brief Pain Questionnaire (WBPQ), which is a general measure of the nature of participants pain including location, severity and duration.[Pre-treatment; post-treatment, and; 3 month follow-up];Pain Self-Efficacy Questionnaire (PSEQ) which is a measure of self-rated pain-related self-efficacy beliefs.[Pre-treatment; post-treatment, and; 3 month follow-up];Tampa Scale of Kinesiophobia (TSK), which is a measure of fear of movement and re-injury.[Pre-treatment; post-treatment, and; 3 month follow-up]