Evaluation of Stepped Care for Chronic Pain in Iraq/Afghanistan Veterans (ESCAPE)

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2012-09-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine if a stepped-care intervention makes pain symptoms better and reduces activity limitations because of pain. Our two primary hypotheses are that in OIF/OEF veterans with chronic pain:

1. Stepped care is more effective than usual care in reducing pain-related disability

2. Stepped care is more effective than usual care in reducing psychological distress

• Phase: N/A
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: VA Office of Research and Development
• Treatments: Analgesics; Analgesics, Opioid

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• have musculoskeletal pain of the low back, cervical spine, or extremities

• have chronic pain (>3 months duration)

• have moderate functional impairment

• have access to a working telephone

• Indianapolis Roudebush VA Medical Center patient or Walter Reed Army Medical Center patient

• willing to travel at least once to study site

Exclusion Criteria:

• prior back or cervical spine surgery or surgery pending

• active psychosis

• incompetent for interview

• severe impairment of hearing or speech

• active suicidal ideation

• current alcohol or other substance dependence or abuse