Integrative Medicine for Chronic Pain

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Chronic Pain
• Interventions: Other: Multimodal integrative medicine inpatient treatment program

• Registration Number: NCT02038244
• Lead Sponsor: Universität Duisburg-Essen

Brief Summary

In this study, the effects of a 14-day inpatient treatment in an internal medicine ward for integrative medicine on pain, disability, quality of life, satisfaction with life, depression, and anxiety will be investigated. Furthermore the influence of potential process variables will be evaluated.

Effects will be measured after completion of the program (2 weeks), and at 6 months follow up after start of the program.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2014-01-09
• Study First Submitted QC: 2014-01-14
• Study First Posted: 2014-01-16
• Study Start: 2014-02
• Primary Completion: 2014-09
• Study Completion: 2015-03
• Status Verified: 2015-05
• Last Update Submitted: 2015-09-22
• Last Update Posted: 2015-09-23

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 300

Inclusion Criteria

• diagnosed with any chronic pain condition
• at least 6 months pain duration
• written informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

• participation in any other clinical study

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Integrative Medicine	Multimodal integrative medicine inpatient treatment program	-

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Pain Intensity	14 days	VAS

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Easiness of life	14 days, 6 months	Questionnaire on emotional and physical reactions
Ability and will to change	14 days, 6 months	Ability and will to change Questionnaire
Safety	14 days, 6 months	Adverse events
Pain Intensity	6 months	VAS
Pain Disability	14 days, 6 months	- Pain Disability Index
Health-related quality of life	14 days, 6 months	Short Form (36) Health Survey
Life satisfaction	14 days, 6 months	Brief Multidimensional Life Satisfaction Scale
Depression	14 days, 6 months	Beck Depression Inventory
Acceptance	14 days, 6 months	Emotional/Rational Disease Acceptance Questionnaire
Mindfulness	14 days, 6 months	Conscious Presence and Self Control (CPSC) Scale
Subjective stress	14 days, 6 months	Perceived Stress Scale

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Department of Internal and Integrative Medicine, Kliniken Essen-Mitte; 🇩🇪 Essen, Germany