Chronic Pain
Conditions
Keywords
Patient education as topic, Health promotion, Patient participation, Self efficacy
Brief summary
The study's primary objective is to test the hypothesis that a group-based health promotion intervention with patient education and practical exercises delivered at a Healthy Life Centre increases patient activation in people living with chronic pain. Due to many people living with chronic pain, interventions focusing on self-management and coping are on the agenda in primary care. This study will investigate whether a Healthy Life Centre in a municipality is a suitable setting for interventions targeting people living with chronic pain. Short and long term effect of an intervention developed in a health promotion and salutogenic framework will be investigated in a randomized clinical trial.
Detailed description
Previous research indicates that if self-management interventions are developed within a health promotion framework focusing on the participants' strengths, there is a beneficial effect on patient activation and thus on self-management behaviour. However, there is a lack of knowledge about which interventions will improve patient activation for persons with chronic pain. To be sustainable, such interventions should be delivered using the least possible amount of resources needed to get an effect. One way to do so is to deliver the intervention in primary care instead of in hospitals. The Healthy Life Centre is ideally situated to deliver these interventions. This is especially true due to their task of focusing on health promotion but also because they are set up to deliver low level interventions, meaning that it should be easy for everyone to access their services.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALPatient education
Self-management patient education in groups once a week for 6 weeks. Each session include pain-related theory, group discussions and physical exercises focusing on posture and relaxation. Instructors with education in health promotion and behavioural change in addition to psychomotor physiotherapy.
BEHAVIORALPhysical activity
Physical activity once a week for a period of 6 weeks in form of walking and simple strength exercises outdoor in groups led by an instructor. Each session has a duration of one hour. The instructor has education in physical activity.
Sponsors
Trondheim Kommune
Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* pain for 3 months or more * able to participate in one hour physical activity
Exclusion criteria
* not fluent in Norwegian * chronic pain arising from active malignant disease * serious mental health illness * substance abuse issues
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Patient Activation Measure (PAM)- 13 items | 1 year | Self-reported questionnaire at baseline, and 3- 6- 12 months after intervention. PAM-13 is an interval-level, uni-dimensional measure questionnaire with a four point scale with an additional not applicable option, giving a raw score from 13- 52, which is calibrated to a total score between 0 (less activated) to 100 (most activated). |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Psychological distress on the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) | 1 year | Self-reported questionnaire, the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) at baseline, and 3-6-12 months after intervention. The questionnaire consists of 14 items producing a separate score for anxiety and depression. The instrument has a total range from 0 (best) to 42 (worst). |
| Pain severity in Brief Pain Questionnaire | 1 year | Self-reported pain severity measured by 4 questions in the Brief Pain Inventory (BPI) instrument. All items in BPI are scored using a numeric rating scale from 0 to 10. Measured at baseline, and 3-6-12 months after intervention. |
| Pain interference in Brief Pain Questionnaire | 1 year | Self-reported pain interference measured by 7 questions in the Brief Pain Inventory (BPI) instrument. All items in BPI are scored using a numeric rating scale from 0 to 10. Measured at baseline, and 3-6-12 months after intervention. |
| Pain intensity on a Visual Analogue Scale 100-mm | 1 year | Self-reported experience of pain during the previous week using a one-item 100 mm Visual Analogue Scale at baseline, and 3-6-12 months after intervention. The anchoring points are no pain (0) and intolerable pain (100). |
| Sense of Coherence (SOC) according to SOC-13 questionnaire | 1 year | Self-reported questionnaire, The SOC-13, at baseline, and 3-6-12 months after intervention. The questionnaire consists of 13 items with seven options for answers, each with a scoring range from 1 to 7, giving a total score from 13 to 91. |
| Well-being on Visual Analogue Self-Rating Scale 100-mm | 1 year | Self-reported well-being measured by the Arizona Integrative Outcome Scale (AIOS) at baseline, and 3-6-12 months after intervention. This is a one-item 100 mm long Visual Analogue Self-Rating Scale followed by an instruction to reflect on the sense of well-being during the last month. The anchoring points are worst you have ever been (0) and best you ever been (100). |
| Pain related self-efficacy according to Pain Self-efficacy Questionnaire (PSEQ) | 1 year | Self-reported pain self-efficacy using the instrument Pain Self-efficacy Questionnaire (PSEQ) at baseline, and 3-6-12 months after intervention. The questionnaire consist of 10 items scored on a range from 0 to 60, with higher scores indicating stronger self-efficacy beliefs. |
| Physical ability in 30-seconds chair-to-stand test. | 1 year | The 30 seconds chair to stand test (30CST) performed at baseline, and 3-6-12 months after intervention. |
| Quality of Life on EuroQoL (EQ-5D-5L) Instrument | 1 year | Self-reported using the EQ-5 Dimensional instrument. Measured at baseline, and 3-6-12 months after intervention. |
Countries
Norway
Outcome results
None listed