The Pain Course: A Replication and examination of the cost-effectiveness of an internet-delivered chronic pain management program.

Not Applicable

Completed

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

• Registration Number: ACTRN12615001003561
• Lead Sponsor: eCentreClinic, Department of Psychology, Macquarie University

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2015-09-25
• Study Completion: 2017-04-27
• Last Update Posted: 8 February 2021

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 659

Inclusion Criteria

(a) Has experienced Chronic Pain (i.e. Pain > 6 months), which is still present at the time of participation.
(b) Australian resident
(c) Has had their pain assessed by their GP or medical specialist.

Exclusion Criteria

(a) Severe depression (i.e., indicated by a score > 22 on the PHQ-9)
(b) Significant suicidal ideation (i.e., indicated by a score > 2 to Question 9 of the PHQ-9)
(c) Acutely suicidal or recent history of attempted suicide or self-harm (i.e., last 12 months)

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Pain Disability Index (PDI), a measure of how functioning is impacted by chronic pain.[Application, pre-treatment, post-treatment and 3 month post-treatment.];Patient Health Questionnaire 9-Item (PHQ9), which is a measure of depression.[Application, pre-treatment, post-treatment and 3 month post-treatment.];Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7-Item (GAD7), which is a measure of anxiety.[Application, pre-treatment, post-treatment and 3 month post-treatment.]

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.[Application, pre-treatment, post-treatment and 3 month post-treatment.];EQ-5D-5L, which measures health outcome, and is used for cost-effectiveness analysis.[Application, pre-treatment, post-treatment and 3 month post-treatment.];Service use questionnaire, measures health service utilisation [Application, pre-treatment, post-treatment and 3 month post-treatment.]