Can an integrated care service (ED PainPATH) improve the value of care for people with chronic pain frequently attending NSW Emergency Departments?

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: Chronic Pain; Emergency medicine - Other emergency care; Anaesthesiology - Pain management; Public Health - Health service research

• Registration Number: ACTRN12621000226808
• Lead Sponsor: orthern Sydney Local Health District

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2021-03-04
• Last Update Posted: 28 February 2022

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 70

Inclusion Criteria

18-65 years
Presented to an ED greater than or equal to 7 times in the prior twelve months
Chronic pain related diagnosis, based on review of clinical records guided by previous 4 years of ICD-10-AM / SNOMED CT diagnosis codes of ED presentations
Non-cancer chronic pain of greater than or equal to 3 months

Exclusion Criteria

•Postoperative patients, antenatal care, acute conditions with time-limited interventions, palliative care and cancer pain, patients on renal dialysis and chemotherapy
•Currently being supported by a care coordination/management service/intervention
•Currently being supported by a NSW Ministry of Health Leading Better Value Care (LBVC) initiative, such as Osteoporosis Refracture Prevention (ORP) service and Osteoarthritis Chronic Care Program (OACCP).

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified