Integrative Psychosocial Group Treatment

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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A fundamental challenge for healthcare is to achieve a balance between decreasing the misuse of opioids and associated harms while optimizing patient care, including the provision of multidisciplinary treatments for chronic pain. However, despite recommendations that non-pharmacological interventions are rudimentary in the management of chronic pain, the literature describing which psychosocial interventions are best practice is nearly non-existent. Most of the psychosocial treatments that target either CNCP or opioid misuse are very general and broad-based therapies. However, there is a lack of evidence-informed direction guiding which psychosocial treatments should be adapted to this specialized population and thus, further research is needed.

Detailed Description
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This project is a pilot randomized controlled trial (RCT) of an Integrated Psychosocial Group Treatment (IPGT) in patients with chronic pain who are at risk for opioid misuse. IPGT is a comprehensive approach that blends evidenced-based psychosocial treatments for chronic pain and opioid misuse and addresses each issue individually, but also the interconnections between the overlapping problems. IPGT consists of 6 weekly group sessions of motivational interviewing and behavioral change, self-management, and pain education focused on appropriate adherence to treatment and resisting urges to misuse prescription medications. The intervention also entails an education session on knowledge pertaining to overdose and naloxone distribution. This study will involve the randomization of 40 patients to receive either: (1) treatment as usual (TAU; n=20); or (2) integrated psychosocial group intervention (IPGT; n=20). This study will: (1) establish feasibility; (2) demonstrate acceptability; and (3) demonstrate preliminary efficacy for an integrated psychosocial group treatment model for patients with chronic pain who are at risk of opioid misuse. The data generated from this study will also serve as a foundation for future implementation to support a subsequent fully-powered RCT.

Official Title
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Integrated Psychosocial Group Treatment (IPGT): A Randomized Pilot Trial of a Harm Reduction and Preventative Approach for Patients With Chronic Pain at Risk for Opioid Misuse

Conditions
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Chronic Pain, Opioid Misuse

Intervention / Treatment
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* Behavioral: IPGT
* Behavioral: Treatment as Usual


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: adults (≥18 years) chronic pain (3 months or longer) at risk for opioid misuse Exclusion Criteria: non-English speaking cannot attend group sessions

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 18 Years
Maximum Age: 64 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Treatment
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Single


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Active Comparator: Treatment as Usual<br>Active Comparator: (n=15) Treatment as Usual The treatment as usual or control group refers to the standard of care that patients receive for their chronic pain which allows patients to discuss chronic pain with their providers at their discretion. Although highly variable, providers can recommend and prescribe pharmacologic, non-pharmacologic approaches for pain. This study will not interfere in any way with usual care. No additional treatment will be provided to participants allocated to the control group. | Behavioral: Treatment as Usual<br>* Standard Care<br>|
| Experimental: IPGT<br>Experimental: IPGT (n=15) Integrated Psychosocial Group Treatment IPGT consists of 6 weekly group sessions of motivational interviewing and behavioral change, self-management, and pain education focused on appropriate adherence to treatment and resisting urges to misuse prescription medications. The intervention also entails an education session on knowledge pertaining to overdose education and naloxone distribution. Topics covered in IPGT include: Pacing and goal setting, negative thinking, coping with stress and anxiety, sleep enhancement techniques, managing set-backs, and chronic pain and your life. | Behavioral: IPGT<br>* Behavioral Intervention for Patients with Chronic Pain<br>|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Feasibility of attrition | Successful delivery of all intervention components to 75% of IPGT recipients.Treatment retention of 75% of IPGT recipients at the completion of the study will be analyzed by calculating number of recipients retained at 6 weeks divided by number of consented recipients. | 12 Months | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Acceptability | Acceptability will be determined with the Patient Satisfaction Questionnaire, a 16 item 5-point Likert scale. All items will be summed up in each subscale and divided by the total number of items to calculate composite scores. The median value of 3.0 will be used as a comparison to determine whether or not the experimental group mean composite scores differ from the hypothesized mean. | 12 Months | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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Behavioral Intervention, Medication Adherence, Psychosocial Treatment