N/A N=75 Randomized Treatment

Patient Education to Improve Pain Management in Older Adults With Acute Musculoskeletal Pain: A Pilot Randomized Trial

Musculoskeletal Pain

Bottom Line

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Enrolled (actual)

Serious AEs

0.0%

Results posted

Feb 2020

Primary outcome: Primary: Change in Pain Score — -1.3; -2.4; -3.0 score on a scale

Study Design & Population

Study type: Interventional
Phase: N/A
Interventions: Video (Behavioral); Phone follow-up (Behavioral)
Age: Adult, Older Adult · 50+ yrs
Sex: All
Sponsor: University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Primary completion: Jun 2017

Outcome Measures

Outcome	Result	p-value
PRIMARY Change in Pain Score	-1.3; -2.4; -3.0	—
SECONDARY Number of Participants Experiencing Medication Side Effects	12; 9; 8	—
SECONDARY Average Overall Pain at One Month	5.8; 4.9; 4.5	—
SECONDARY Mean Physical Function Scores	2.8; 4.3; 5.2	—

Summary

This is a three arm pilot randomized trial. Patients will be assigned to: 1. Usual care 2. Video education in the Emergency Department (ED) 3. Video education in the ED plus phone follow-up at three days with geriatric pain management specialist for all patients with pain >=4/10

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

Age 50 and older; ED visit for acute musculoskeletal pain

Exclusion Criteria

Cognitively impaired; chronic pain (daily opioid use prior to onset of pain or pain symptoms more than one month); prison; injury or pain condition requiring hospital admission.

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