Online Pain, Stress & Emotions Class in Chronic Pain

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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Members with chronic pain will be invited to participate in a 2-hour zoom-delivered pain psychology class entitled Pain, Stress, & Emotions. Surveys are completed at baseline (prior to the online class), a satisfaction survey is completed after the class, and post-treatment surveys completed 2, 4, 8, and 12 1weeks after class attendance.

Official Title
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Online Pain, Stress & Emotions Class in Chronic Pain: Single-arm Efficacy Test

Conditions
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Chronic Pain

Intervention / Treatment
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* Behavioral: Pain, Stress and Emotions


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: Chronic pain condition (pain > 3 months) Access to the internet English fluency Exclusion Criteria: Ongoing legal action or disability claim Cognitive impairment, non-English speaking, or psychological factors that would preclude comprehension of material and/or full participation in the study.

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 18 Years
Maximum Age: 80 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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No

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Treatment
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Interventional Model Description: Uncontrolled, prospective, single arm, pre-post intervention study
Masking: None (Open Label)


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Experimental: Pain, Stress, & Emotions Class<br>No active or placebo comparator will be used. This is a single-arm study design. | Behavioral: Pain, Stress and Emotions<br>* 2-hour, zoom-delivered, group intervention focused on teaching patients how pain is processed in their brain and learning about the role of psychosocial factors in their pain conditions.<br>|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Pain Intensity NRS | Self-reported pain intensity rating | Change from baseline to 1-Month follow-up (with secondary 2-month follow-up) | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System: Pain Interference short form 6a | self-reported pain interference levels | Change from baseline to 1-Month follow-up (with secondary 2-month follow-up) | 
| Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System: Depression 6a | self-reported depression | Change from baseline to 1-Month follow-up (with secondary 2-month follow-up) | 
| Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System: Anxiety 6a | self-reported anxiety | Change from baseline to 1-Month follow-up (with secondary 2-month follow-up) | 
| Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System: Physical Function 8b | self-reported physical functioning | Change from baseline to 1-Month follow-up (with secondary 2-month follow-up) | 
| Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System: Sleep Disturbance 6a | self-reported sleep disturbance | Change from baseline to 1-Month follow-up (with secondary 2-month follow-up) | 
| Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System: social isolation 6a | self-reported social isolation | Change from baseline to 1-Month follow-up (with secondary 2-month follow-up) | 
| Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System: fatigue 6a | self-reported fatigue | Change from baseline to 1-Month follow-up (with secondary 2-month follow-up) | 
| Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System: anger 5a | self-reported anger | Change from baseline to 1-Month follow-up (with secondary 2-month follow-up) | 
| Ambivalence over Emotional Expression (AEQ) | self-reported ambivalence levels about emotional expression | Change from baseline to 1-Month follow-up (with secondary 2-month follow-up) | 
| Emotion-Approach Coping | 8-item emotion approach coping scale | Change from baseline to 1-Month follow-up (with secondary 2-month follow-up) | 
| Pain Bothersomeness | single-item assessing self-reported levels of pain bothersomeness | Change from baseline to 1-Month follow-up (with secondary 2-month follow-up) |