Alternative and complementary medicine as a pathway to care for New Zealand military Veterans with pain.

Not Applicable

• Conditions: musculoskeletal pain; Psychological distress; Musculoskeletal - Other muscular and skeletal disorders; Mental Health - Anxiety; Mental Health - Depression

• Registration Number: ACTRN12622000647730
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of Otago

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2022-05-03
• Last Update Posted: 9 May 2022

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ot yet recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 128

Inclusion Criteria

Eligible participants will be Veterans, defined as anyone who has served in the military, presenting with multiple or complex symptoms with a pattern corresponding to multi system illness, with at least one musculoskeletal symptom (e.g. joint pain, joint stiffness, muscle aches/pains) and at least one psychological symptom (e.g. sleeping difficulties, avoidance, feeling distant. unrefreshing sleep distressing dreams)

Exclusion Criteria

Those with levels of distress requiring more immediate intervention.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The primary outcome instrument will be distress, assessed using the 12 item General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12), scored using a four point scale (0-3) and summing the 12 items to give a total score, with higher scores indicating elevated distress.<br>[Baseline, and at 12 weeks after completion of the final session ]