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JMIR Res Protoc. 2017 Jun 26;6(6):e125. doi: 10.2196/resprot.7949.

A Hybrid Web-Based and In-Person Self-Management Intervention to Prevent Acute to Chronic Pain Transition After Major Lower Extremity Trauma (iPACT-E-Trauma): Protocol for a Pilot Single-Blind Randomized Controlled Trial.

JMIR research protocols

Mélanie Bérubé, Céline Gélinas, Géraldine Martorella, José Côté, Nancy Feeley, George-Yves Laflamme, Dominique Rouleau, Manon Choinière

Affiliations

  1. Centre Integré Universitaire du Nord de l'Île de Montréal, Departments of Trauma and Nursing, Hôpital du Sacré-Cœur de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada.
  2. Center for Nursing Research, Jewish General Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada.
  3. Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare Center for Research and Evidence Based Practice, College of Nursing, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, United States.
  4. Centre de recherche, Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal, Faculty of Nursing, Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada.
  5. Centre de recherche de l'Hôpital du Sacré-Coeur de Montréal, Department of Surgery, Universite de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada.
  6. Centre de recherche, Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal, Department of Anesthesia, Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada.

PMID: 28652226 PMCID: PMC5504342 DOI: 10.2196/resprot.7949

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Acute pain frequently transitions to chronic pain after major lower extremity trauma (ET). Several modifiable psychological risk and protective factors have been found to contribute to, or prevent, chronic pain development. Some empirical evidence has shown that interventions, including cognitive and behavioral strategies that promote pain self-management, could prevent chronic pain. However, the efficacy of such interventions has never been demonstrated in ET patients. We have designed a self-management intervention to prevent acute to chronic pain transition after major lower extremity trauma (iPACT-E-Trauma).

OBJECTIVE: This pilot randomized controlled trial (RCT) aims to evaluate the feasibility and research methods of the intervention, as well as the potential effects of iPACT-E-Trauma, on pain intensity and pain interference with daily activities.

METHODS: A 2-arm single-blind pilot RCT will be conducted. Participants will receive the iPACT-E-Trauma intervention (experimental group) or an educational pamphlet (control group) combined with usual care. Data will be collected at baseline, during iPACT-E-Trauma delivery, as well as at 3 and 6 months post-injury. Primary outcomes are pain intensity and pain interference with daily living activities at 6 months post-injury. Secondary outcomes are pain self-efficacy, pain acceptance, pain catastrophizing, pain-related fear, anxiety and depression symptoms, health care service utilization, and return to work.

RESULTS: Fifty-three patients were recruited at the time of manuscript preparation. Comprehensive data analyses will be initiated in July 2017. Study results are expected to be available in 2018.

CONCLUSIONS: Chronic pain is an important problem after major lower ET. However, no preventive intervention has yet been successfully proven in these patients. This study will focus on developing a feasible intervention to prevent acute to chronic pain transition in the context of ET. Findings will allow for the refinement of iPACT-E-Trauma and methodological parameters in prevision of a full-scale multi-site RCT.

TRIAL REGISTRATION: International Standard Randomized Controlled Trial Number (ISRCTN): 91987302; http://www.controlled-trials.com/ISRCTN91987302 (Archived by WebCite at http://www.webcitation.org/6rR8G2vMs).

©Mélanie Bérubé, Céline Gélinas, Géraldine Martorella, José Côté, Nancy Feeley, George-Yves Laflamme, Dominique Rouleau, Manon Choinière. Originally published in JMIR Research Protocols (http://www.researchprotocols.org), 26.06.2017.

Keywords: Internet; acute pain; chronic pain; cognitive therapy; early intervention; feasibility studies; lower extremity; pilot projects; protective factors; risk factors; self-management; wound and injuries

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