A Pilot Study Evaluating a Multidisciplinary Chronic Pain Group Therapy in a Primary Care Setting

Living Everyday Above-and-beyond Pain Research (LEAP): A Pilot Study Evaluating a Multidisciplinary Chronic Pain Group Therapy in a Primary Care Setting

The investigators will evaluate the effectiveness of "Living Everyday Above-and-beyond Pain" (LEAP) program in the primary care setting. LEAP is a multidisciplinary chronic pain group therapy developed for the two clinic sites of McMaster Family Health Team: McMaster Family Practice and Stonechurch Family Health Centre. LEAP aims to improve patients'quality of life, interaction with the health care system and their health care utilization. This is a pilot study to evaluate mainly feasibility. The investigators will make use of both experimental and qualitative methods gather evidence of the programs success, strengths and weaknesses.

Inclusion Criteria:

• 18 years and older
• diagnosed with chronic pain

Exclusion Criteria:

• chronic pain related to cancer, pelvic pain or headache
• inability to speak or write in English
• patient is unable to attend and participate in group treatment sessions on their own
• substance use or mental health problems of a severity making group treatment participation impossible
• currently participating in another cognitive-behavioral pain management program
• patient is receiving palliative care or has been diagnosed with an illness expecting to cause death within one year