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Piloting a Novel Peer Support Pain Self-Management Intervention (Project CONNECT)
The proposed study will test the feasibility and acceptability of an 8-week home-based reciprocal peer support pain self-management intervention (CONNECT) for women Veterans with chronic musculoskeletal pain. The use of this format will improve the accessibility of treatment to women Veterans who experience logistical, healthcare delivery and psychosocial barriers to care. To address these barriers women Veterans who enroll in CONNECT will be paired and work together to learn/practice pain coping skills, set meaningful activity goals, and participate in a graduated walking program; they will exchange nightly text messages and engage in a weekly 20 minute phone call to reinforce each other and provide support for pain self-management efforts. This is a single-arm pilot project; all eligible and interested women with chronic musculoskeletal pain will receive CONNECT. The primary outcome will be post-treatment and long-term follow-up retention rates.
Conditions:
🦠 Musculoskeletal Pain
🗓️ Study Start (Actual) 5 May 2021
🗓️ Primary Completion (Estimated) 30 April 2025
✅ Study Completion (Estimated) 30 May 2025
👥 Enrollment (Estimated) 45
🔬 Study Type INTERVENTIONAL
📊 Phase NA
Locations:
📍 West Haven, Connecticut, United States

📋 Eligibility Criteria

Description

    Inclusion Criteria:

    • * Women Veteran receiving care at the VA Connecticut Healthcare System or VA Central Western Massachusetts
    • * Possession of a cell phone with no limits on utilization and willingness to engage in regular phone/text interactions with a peer partner
    • * Moderate-Severe musculoskeletal pain
    • * Pain on at least half of the days of the prior six months
    • * Primary care provider or mental health provider clearance

    Exclusion Criteria:

    • * Life threatening conditions that could impede participation
    • * Sensory deficits that would impair participation in telephone calls
    • * Current or pending surgical interventions
    • * Presence of any mental health condition that would impair ability to engage in treatment or serve as a suitable peer as defined by:
    • * diagnosis
    • * screening measures
Ages Eligible for Study: 18 Years to N/A (ADULT, OLDER_ADULT)
Sexes Eligible for Study: FEMALE
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

🗓️ Study Record Dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Registration Dates

  • First Submitted 7 January 2020
  • First Submitted that Met QC Criteria 9 January 2020
  • First Posted 18 January 2020

Study Record Updates

  • Last Update Submitted that Met QC Criteria 30 April 2024
  • Last Update Posted 1 May 2024
  • Last Verified April 2024
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