Chronic pain Signs and Symptoms Pain
Conditions
Interventions
There are three arms in this study:
1. Pharmacist review: pharmacist medication review with recommendations for changes in pain medication made to GPs for indirect implementation
2. Pharmacist prescri
Sponsors
University of Aberdeen (UK)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. GP practices: any general practice with an existing practice pharmacist service 2. Pharmacists: a registered prescriber with evidence of appropriate professional indemnity cover 3. Patients: 3.1. Male and female patients 3.2. Aged over 18 years old 3.3. Chronic pain (defined as pain lasting more than 13 weeks) 3.4. Receiving regular prescribed medication for pain
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. GP practices: no existing practice pharmacists 2. Pharmacists: not a registered prescriber or does not have evidence of appropriate professional indemnity cover 3. Patients: 3.1. Under 18 years old 3.2. Not experiencing chronic pain 3.3. Concomitant severe mental health problems 3.4. Terminal illness 3.5. Recent bereavement 3.6. Known alcohol or drug addiction 3.7. Unable to give informed consent 3.8. Malignant pain 3.9. Recent participation in research 3.10. Any other reason at the discretion of the GP for whom the intervention is considered inappropriate
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Information from this pilot RCT will be used to inform final selection of a single primary outcome measure from the following: 1. 12-item short form health survey (SF-12) 2. Health Utilities Index mark 2 and mark 3 (HUI 2/3) Administered for self-report, postal questionnaire at baseline, three and six month follow-up. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. The Chronic Pain Grade (assessing severity of pain) 2. The Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (assessing level of anxiety and depression) Questionnaires are administered as self-report, postal questionnaire at baseline, three and six month follow-up. | — |
Countries
United Kingdom
Outcome results
None listed