None listed
Conditions
Brief summary
The primary aim of this study is to find out whether a 5-6 session, small group, education and engagement course on social interaction and meaningful activity has an effect on pain, function and social networking. There will also be a qualitative part of the study that looks at enjoyment, engagement and efficacy of the course and aims use this feedback to progressively improve the course over time. Outcome measures for the main part of the study are quantitative, based on pain and function questionnaires and there is a control group who are waitlisted for twelve weeks prior to commencement of the study. We hypothesise that there will be an increase in social connection, function and pain self-efficacy in the treatment group when compared to the control group, and that these increases will be seen at the end of the course and at 6 and 12-week follow up.
Interventions
This is a group intervention (4-6 participants). There are 5-6 2h sessions, on a weekly basis. In sessions 1 and 2 there is education in the importance of social connection and meaningful activity and then the exploration of personally meaningful social connection and activity. The remaining sessions are based around experimentation and engagement with these people and activities with identification of barriers and support to negotiate these challenges. There is also a session on the effect of m
This is a group intervention (4-6 participants). There are 5-6 2h sessions, on a weekly basis. In sessions 1 and 2 there is education in the importance of social connection and meaningful activity and then the exploration of personally meaningful social connection and activity. The remaining sessions are based around experimentation and engagement with these people and activities with identification of barriers and support to negotiate these challenges. There is also a session on the effect of music on mood modulation and how this can help to enable optimal behaviour in social situations. The sessions will be conducted in person at a chronic pain clinic associated with a large teaching hospital in Brisbane, Australia. Sessions will be conducted in person, however there is the option of telehealth (video) sessions if needed. Attendance records will be kept for each session, including type of interaction (telehealth or in-person)
Sponsors
Dr Nicholas Aitcheson
Study design
Allocation
Randomised controlled trial
Intervention model
Parallel
Primary purpose
Treatment
Masking
Open (masking not used)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
Chronic pain patients attending the Metro South Pain Rehabilitation Centre, Woolloongabba, Queensland, Australia Able to attend in person, weekly for 5-6 weeks Deemed appropriate and motivated for the course by Metro South Pain Rehabilitation Centre allied health
Exclusion criteria
Significant personality or mental health issues that would not work well with group dynamics
Outcome results
None listed