A Multi-disciplinary Pain Intervention (MUD-PI) for Patients With Chronic Widespread Primary Pain

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Chronic Pain, Widespread
• Interventions: Behavioral: MUD-PI

• Registration Number: NCT03413501
• Lead Sponsor: Oslo University Hospital

Brief Summary

Patients who fulfilled inclusion criteria and consented to participate received either treatment as usual at the clinic, or were enrolled in a group-therapy based intervention, the multi-disciplinary pain intervention, led by a Medical doctor, physiotherapist and psychologist at the clinic.

Detailed Description

The Department of Pain Management and Research at Oslo University Hospital is Norway's largest outpatient pain clinic. It treats around one thousand new patients annually suffering from chronic pain of all aetiologies. Many of the patients receive interdisciplinary care based on a biopsychosocial framework, by at least two health care providers (physician, physiotherapist, psychologist, occupational therapist and/or nurse).

Participants were recruited through referrals from primary or secondary care, which were identified by an established interdisciplinary team. Patients found potentially eligible for the study were contacted by the research team and consulted with a research physician. Patients who fulfilled the inclusion criteria were invited to participate in the study and signed a consent form. Patients who declined to participate and non-eligible patients received usual care.

Inclusion criteria were 1) age 18 or more; 2) pain in at least three out of five bodily regions (defined as the four quadrants and axially); 3) pain persisting three months or more; 4) the patient was able to give informed consent and benefit from group therapy (including sufficient cognitive capacity and language skills); 5) no other medical condition could better explain the symptoms.

Subjects were randomised either to treatment as usual or a group-based multidisciplinary pain intervention (the MUD-PI).

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2016-09-20
• Primary Completion: 2017-03-20
• Study First Submitted: 2017-12-17
• Study First Submitted QC: 2018-01-22
• Study First Posted: 2018-01-29
• Study Completion: 2018-06-04
• Status Verified: 2023-12
• Last Update Submitted: 2023-12-05
• Last Update Posted: 2023-12-06

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 49

Inclusion Criteria

• Age 18 or more
• Pain in at least three out of five bodily regions (defined as the four quadrants and axially)
• Pain persisting three months or more
• The patient was able to give informed consent and benefit from group therapy (including sufficient cognitive capacity and language skills
• No other medical condition could better explain the symptoms.

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
MUD-PI	MUD-PI	Receives multi-disciplinary pain intervention, agroup-based, multi-disciplinary treatment

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change in Patient generated index	Change in score on inclusion and 1 week after completion of intervention or control group	Individualised patient reported outcome

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change in Oswestry disability index	Change in score on inclusion and 1 week after completion of intervention or control group	standardised patient reported outcome
Change in EQ-5D	Change in score on inclusion and 1 week after completion of intervention or control group	standardised patient reported outcome