Using a Patient Navigator to Address the Social Drivers of Health in the Management of Pain

Description

The purpose of this study is to see if patients with chronic pain can improve how they manage their pain and daily function by working with a care manager and by learning pain coping skills from an online teaching tool.

Conditions

Pain

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Study overview

The purpose of this study is to see if patients with chronic pain can improve how they manage their pain and daily function by working with a care manager and by learning pain coping skills from an online teaching tool.

Investigating the Use of A Patient Navigator to Address the Social Drivers of Health in the Management of Pain: A Pilot Study

Using a Patient Navigator to Address the Social Drivers of Health in the Management of Pain

Condition
Pain
Intervention / Treatment

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Contacts and Locations

Winston-Salem

Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States, 27157

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * Patients with daily pain for 3 months or longer
  • * Chronic daily musculoskeletal pain with Pain, Enjoyment, General Activity (PEG) Survey score \>=4
  • * Primary care provider must be an Atrium provider
  • * Has at least one social driver of health: Financial insecurity, work and income, housing, food insecurity, safety, health literacy and at least one of the above, lack of social support and at least one of the above
  • * Patients who have active cancer
  • * Cognitive impairment severe enough to preclude participation in a behavioral/lifestyle change program
  • * Live in a nursing home or inpatient treatment facility
  • * Unable to read and converse in English
  • * Those who are already connected to a patient navigator or nurse coordinator or social worker
  • * Planned elective surgery in the next 6 months

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

Wake Forest University Health Sciences,

Dennis Ang, MD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist

Study Record Dates

2026-08