Salem Anaesthesia Pain Clinic
Surrey, British Columbia, V3S 7J1, Canada
Location status: Recruiting
Recruiting
NCT Number: NCT05938101
Pain Clinic Staff Harassed by Patients Pre/Post COVID
Chronic pain may cause psychological or behavioral problems. Chronic pain patients occasionally harass the pain care providers. The COVID-19 pandemic caused major stress for the general population.
Quantitative and qualitative analysis of prospective electronic and clinic diary data. Evaluation of incidents of clinic staff harassment; caused by patients, before and during COVID pandemic. Analysis of causative factors, incident outcome and lessons learned.
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Conditions
Age range
20 year–99 year
Sex eligibility
All sexes
Study type
Observational
Primary location
About this study
Chronic pain may be complicated by mental disease. Some patients have behavioral disorders and occasionally harass the pain care providers. The COVID-19 pandemic caused significant stress for the general population. The stress of the pandemic may aggravate the psychological dysfunction in chronic pain patients.
This is a quantitative and qualitative analysis of prospective electronic and clinic diary data. It is an evaluation of incidents of pain clinic staff harassment; caused by patients, before and during the COVID pandemic. This is an analysis of incident causative factors, incident outcomes, systemic factors and lessons learned. The qualitative information of each incident is presented in a sensitive and careful format.
Who can participate
Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes
Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.
Inclusion criteria
- adult chronic pain patients
Exclusion criteria
- pediatric chronic pain patients
Treatment and study plan
Behavioral therapy
BehavioralBehavioral therapy and psychotherapy
Primary outcomes
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Percentage of patients who harassed clinic staff
Time frame: 12 months
Percentage of patients who harassed clinic staff
Study contacts
Contact information is provided by the study sponsor or research team.
Olu Bamgbade, MD,FRCPC
CONTACT
Olumuyiwa Bamgbade, MD,FRCPC
CONTACT
Sponsors and collaborators
Lead sponsor
Salem Anaesthesia Pain Clinic
Other
Registry information
Official study title
Pain Clinic Staff Harassment Caused by Patients Pre/Post COVID Pandemic
Important dates
- Study start
- 2020
- Primary completion
- 2025
- Study completion
- 2025
- First posted
- Jul 10, 2023
- Registry last updated
- Jan 27, 2025
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