The PROmoting Pain Self-Management (PROs) Trial: Holistic Pain Care in the Military Health System

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorBrooke Army Medical Center

About this trial

The goal of this study is to improve pain care in the MHS by identifying effective, whole-person, non-pharmacologic interventions for persons with chronic musculoskeletal pain. The investigators will evaluate two promising, evidence-based holistic health interventions and compare them to usual care.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Age 18 or older

TRICARE Beneficiary

Meets the case definition of chronic MSK pain requiring 2 or more medical encounters within the past year and at least 90 days apart for the same MSK condition indicated by medical encounter data or MSK pain ICD-10 codes in the electronic medical record

Disqualifiers

Actively receiving cancer treatment

Currently known to be pregnant

Receiving advanced chronic pain management, including multi-disciplinary or behavioral pain management or mental health or substance use programs (beyond the initial step of the VA/DoD stepped care model for pain management)

Suicidal Ideation determined by a higher than lower risk score on the P4 Screener

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Empowered Relief
  • Move to Health
  • Usual Care as determined by primary care provider

Treatment groups

608 Participants
are divided into 3 treatment groups

Sponsors and collaborators

Brooke Army Medical Center

Lead sponsor

59th Medical Wing

Collaborator

Desmond Doss Health Clinic, Schofield Barracks

Collaborator

University of Utah

Collaborator

Madigan Army Medical Center

Collaborator

Bassett Army Community Hospital

Collaborator

National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)

Collaborator