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NCT Number: NCT00888420

The Application of Performance Improvement Principles to the Patient Throughput Process in an Adult Outpatient Pain Treatment Clinic

This study is undertaken to assess and improve the existing patient flow, or so-called throughput process, in an adult outpatient pain treatment clinic.

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Key information

Conditions

Chronic Pain Neurologic Manifestations Pain Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Signs and Symptoms

Age range

19 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

UAB Highlands Pain Treatment Clinic

Birmingham, Alabama, 35205, United States

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • 19-100 years of age.
  • patient presenting to the UAB Highlands Pain Treatment Clinic for initial evaluation and treatment or subsequent follow-up evaluation and treatment.

Exclusion criteria

  • <19 or >100 years of age
  • a current prisoner

Treatment and study plan

Performance Improvement Measures

Other

PDSA (Plan, Do, Study, Act) performance improvement measures

Primary outcomes

  1. the total time patients spend to receive chronic pain treatment

    Time frame: prospective

Secondary outcomes

  1. The total time health care providers must devote to delivering chronic pain treatment

    Time frame: prospective

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Other

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2008
Primary completion
2010
Study completion
2010
First posted
Apr 27, 2009
Registry last updated
Oct 21, 2015

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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