PAIN2.0 : study protocol for a multicentre randomised controlled trial to evaluate the efficacy of a 10-week outpatient interdisciplinary multimodal pain therapy to manage recurrent pain for patients with risk factors of developing chronic pain in Germany

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BACKGROUND: Up to 27% of the German population suffers from recurrent or persistent pain (lasting more than three months). Therefore, prevention of chronic pain is one major object of pain management interventions. The aim of this nationwide, multicentre, randomised controlled trial is to evaluate the efficacy of a 10-week ambulatory (outpatient) interdisciplinary multimodal pain therapy (A-IMPT) for patients with recurrent pain and at risk of developing chronic pain. This project was initiated by the German Pain Society (Deutsche Schmerzgesellschaft e.V.) and the public health insurance provider BARMER. It is currently funded by the German Innovation Fund (01NVF20023). The study PAIN2.0 focuses on reducing pain intensity and pain-related disability and investigates whether this intervention can improve physical activity, psychological well-being, and health literacy.

METHODS: PAIN2.0 is designed as a multicentre 1:1 randomised controlled trial with two parallel groups (randomisation at the patient level, planned N = 1094, duration of study participation 12 months, implemented by 22 health care facilities nationwide). After 6 months, patients within the control group also receive the intervention. The primary outcomes are pain intensity and pain-related impairment, measured as Characteristic Pain Intensity (PI) and Disability Score (DS) (Von Korff), as well as patient-related satisfaction with the intervention. Secondary outcomes are the number of sick leave days, sickness allowance, treatment costs, psychological distress, health-related quality of life, and catastrophizing. The effects of the intervention will be analysed by a parallel-group comparison between the intervention and control groups. In addition, the long-term effects within the intervention group will be observed and a pre-post comparison of the control group before and after the intervention will be performed.

DISCUSSION: Recurrent or persistent pain is common in the German population and causes high costs for patients and society. The A-IMPT aims to improve pain and pain-related impairments in pain patients at risk of chronification, thereby reducing the risk of developing chronic pain with its high socioeconomic burden. This new therapy could easily be integrated into existing therapy programs if positively evaluated.

TRIAL REGISTRATION: The trial PAIN2.0 has been registered in the German Clinical Trials Register (DRKS) since 21/11/2022 with the ID DRKS00030773.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:25

Enthalten in:

Trials - 25(2024), 1 vom: 23. Feb., Seite 145

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Meyer-Moock, Sandra [VerfasserIn]
Szczotkowski, Daniel [VerfasserIn]
Schouten, Leonie [VerfasserIn]
Petzke, Frank [VerfasserIn]
Milch, Lena [VerfasserIn]
Metz-Oster, Beatrice [VerfasserIn]
Zinndorf, Louise [VerfasserIn]
Geber, Christian [VerfasserIn]
Hoffmann, Greta [VerfasserIn]
Preißler, Anke [VerfasserIn]
Marschall, Ursula [VerfasserIn]
Rottke, Felix [VerfasserIn]
Waidner, Anja [VerfasserIn]
Möller, André [VerfasserIn]
Isenberg, Thomas [VerfasserIn]
Lindena, Gabriele [VerfasserIn]
Gärtner, Anne [VerfasserIn]
Kaiser, Ulrike [VerfasserIn]
Kohlmann, Thomas [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Clinical Trial Protocol
Complex intervention
Health-related quality of life
Journal Article
Mixed models for repeated measures
Multimodal interdisciplinary pain management
Outpatient group therapy
Pain and risk factors
Public health
Randomised controlled trial
Recurrent pain
Secondary prevention

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 26.02.2024

Date Revised 27.02.2024

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1186/s13063-024-07975-4

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM368858510