VCOM Pain Free Research Collaborative
RecruitingNot applicableNCT06533345
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This study has no listed site in Canada in this snapshot. It is included as part of the worldwide chronic pain corpus.
Brief summary (from the registry)
Studies estimate that 30% of people worldwide experience chronic pain. The mechanisms causing this pain can vary: a neuropathic offender, such as nerve compression; a structural offender, such as long-term effects of soft tissue damage and repair; or nociplastic, dysfunctional offenders, such as fibromyalgia. The type of pain experienced influences diagnostic and treatment choice. In theory, there's a significant blending of these pain types within individuals and across patients, leading many specialists to view pain classification as a spectrum. Multidisciplinary pain management (MPM) is a standard model for addressing and treating different mechanisms of chronic pain using multiple interventions from different disciplines. Although many clinics employing these strategies have resulted in positive and clinically effective outcomes, the creation and implementation of such facilities have not been widespread. With increasing focus on psychosocial factors that impact pain in conjunction with structural and biomechanical offenders, a need for a whole-person, integrated approach to chronic pain management is needed. We propose an observational study to gather data that will inform the design, implementation, and operation of such a chronic pain research clinic.
Study details
- Official title
- MERCI Chronic Pain Research Clinic (Medical Education and Research in Compassionate Integration/Intervention)
- Conditions
- Interventions
- Behavioral: Behavior Change Coaching
- Behavioral: Nutrition
- Other: Autonomic Recalibration
- Procedure: Dry Needling
- Other: Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment
- Behavioral: Counseling Psychology
- Other: Multiple Treatments
- Sponsor
- Edward Via Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine
- Start date
- 2024-08-30
- Primary completion
- 2027-08-01
- Sex
- All
- Age range
- from 21 Years to 80 Years
- Results posted
- No results posted in this snapshot
- Countries
- United States
- Total sites listed
- 1
Eligibility criteria
Show eligibility criteria (verbatim from the registry)
Inclusion Criteria: * Those experiencing chronic pain, i.e., ongoing pain not relevant to an acute perturbation (e.g., recent injury). Exclusion Criteria: * Those subjects seeking pharmaceutical intervention * Those whose myofascial pain is deemed functional (normal response to acute injury or ongoing pathology
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06533345