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NCT Number: NCT02188667

Integrating Patient Reported Outcomes (I-PRO) Study for Multidisciplinary Pain Care

The purpose of this study is to assess the impact of clinician education, electronic health record integrated patient reported outcomes, and electronic health record integrated decision support on pain-related care quality, outcomes, and service utilization.

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Key information

Conditions

Chronic Noncancer Pain Muscular Diseases Musculoskeletal Diseases Musculoskeletal Pain Nervous System Diseases Neuralgia Neurologic Manifestations Neuromuscular Diseases Pain Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Peripheral Nervous System Diseases Signs and Symptoms

Age range

18 year–89 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Eastside Community Practice, Gainesville, Florida, United States

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About this study

The initiative has three components to aid clinicians' care of patients with chronic noncancer pain: (1) education, (2) standardized patient reported outcomes data collection, and (3) evidence-based brief treatment reminders. Practices will be randomized to either receive the three novel components (treatment group) or continue with usual care (control group).

Providers in the treatment group will be asked (a) to complete a series of six online education modules in pain care, (b) will be given access to new patient reported outcomes questionnaire data collected from patients within the electronic health record, (c) asked to review this data and related care recommendations during the patient visit, and (d) asked to complete baseline and monthly online surveys related to experiences and satisfaction with providing care to patients with chronic noncancer pain.

Providers in the control group will provide care as usual to patients and will be asked to complete baseline and monthly online surveys related to experiences and satisfaction with providing care to patients with chronic noncancer pain.

Primary study outcomes include comparison of treatment and control group provider and patient satisfaction surveys. Secondary outcome measures include provider referral rates, patient outcomes, patient treatments recommended/ordered, and patient service utilization/costs.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Providers at one of six active Community Health and Family Medicine locations in the University of Florida Health system Gainesville service area (Hampton Oaks, Eastside, Jonesville, and Haile) between May 1, 2014 and September 1, 2015
  • Doctor of Medicine (MD), Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO), Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner (ARNP), Physician Assistant (PA) or other faculty professional providing primary care services

Exclusion criteria

  • Residents or other trainees at one of four active Community Health and Family Medicine locations in the University of Florida Health system Gainesville service area (Hampton Oaks, Eastside, Jonesville, and Haile) between May 1, 2014 and September 1, 2015

Treatment and study plan

Providers of Novel Care

Other

Providers in the treatment group will be asked (1) to complete a series of six online education modules in pain care, (2) will be given access to new patient reported outcomes questionnaire data collected from patients within the electronic health record, (3) asked to review this data and related care recommendations during the patient visit, and (4) asked to complete baseline and monthly online surveys related to experiences and satisfaction with providing care to patients with chronic noncancer pain.

Providers of Usual Care

Other

Providers in the control group will provide care as usual to patients and will be asked to complete baseline and monthly online surveys related to experiences and satisfaction with providing care to patients with chronic noncancer pain.

Primary outcomes

  1. Provider Satisfaction Survey

    Time frame: Up to 15 months

    This is a 16 item web based questionnaire about general experiences and satisfaction with providing care to patients with chronic noncancer pain. Data will be collected at baseline (June 2014) and monthly thereafter through the end of the study period (July 2014 - September 2015). Provider satisfaction data for both the treatment and control groups will be compared.

  2. Patient Satisfaction Survey

    Time frame: Up to 15 months

    This is a four to five question phone survey (depending on whether patient is seeing a provider in a treatment or control group) about general and pain-specific satisfaction with visit. Data will be collected after each visit for chronic noncancer pain through the study period (July 2014 - September 2015). Patient satisfaction data for both the treatment and control groups will be compared.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Hospital Readmission Rates

    Time frame: Up to 5 years

    The data will be collected retrospectively for a history of hospital readmission rates (June 2011 - June 2014). Once the new care model starts for the clinicians, data will be collected at baseline (July 2014) and at the end of the study period (September 2015) for an indication of trends. Data for both the treatment and control groups will be compared.

  2. Lab Orders and Results

    Time frame: Up to 5 years

    The data will be collected retrospectively for a history of lab orders and results (June 2011 - June 2014). Once the new care model starts for the clinicians, data will be collected at baseline (July 2014) and at the end of the study period (September 2015) for an indication of trends. Data will be

  3. Prescribed and Dispensed Medications

    Time frame: Up to 5 years

    The data will be collected retrospectively for a history of prescribed and dispensed medications (June 2011 - June 2015). Once the new care model starts for the clinicians, data will be collected at baseline (July 2014) and at the end of the study period (September 2015) for an indication of trends. Data for both the treatment and control groups will be compared.

  4. Pain Intensity

    Time frame: Up to 5 years

    The data will be collected retrospectively for a history of pain intensity (June 2011 - June 2014). Once the new care model starts for the clinicians, data will be collected at baseline (July 2014) and at the end of the study period (September 2015) for an indication of trends. Data for both the treatment and control groups will be compared.

  5. Medical Costs

    Time frame: Up to 5 years

    The data will be collected retrospectively for a history of medical costs (June 2011 - June 2014). Once the new care model starts for the clinicians, data will be collected at baseline (July 2014) and at the end of the study period (September 2015) for an indication of trends.This will include cost of pain related care for charge amounts and billed amounts for specialist services, hospital services, and utilization of non-physician services (e.g., pharmacy, physical therapy, etc.). Data for both the treatment and control groups will be compared.

  6. Health Care Utilization

    Time frame: Up to 5 years

    The data will be collected retrospectively for a history of health care utilization (June 2011 - June 2014). Once the new care model starts for the clinicians, data will be collected at baseline (July 2014) and at the end of the study period (September 2015) for an indication of trends. This will include utilization of specialist services, hospital services, and utilization of non-physician services (e.g., pharmacy, physical therapy, etc.). Data for both the treatment and control groups will be compared.

  7. Pain Specialist Referral Rates

    Time frame: Up to 5 years

    The data will be collected retrospectively for a history of pain specialist referral rates (June 2011 - June 2014). Once the new care model starts for the clinicians, data will be collected at baseline (July 2014) and at the end of the study period (September 2015) for an indication of trends. Data for both the treatment and control groups will be compared.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of Florida

Other

Collaborators

  • Pfizer

Registry information

Official study title

An Integrative and Sustainable Approach to Pain Management in Primary Care

Acronym: I-PRO

Important dates

Study start
2014
Primary completion
2016
Study completion
2016
First posted
Jul 11, 2014
Registry last updated
Mar 30, 2016

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