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This is a prospective, pre post, pilot cohort study to be conducted in patients with chronic pain, which is defined as pain that lasts beyond 3 months. To accomplish the primary and secondary objectives of the study, three phrases will be designed and completed during three months
This study will evaluate the effectiveness of community-based pharmacist interventions on the quality of life of patients with chronic pain as determined by self-reported pain levels using an established scoring system. Participating pharmacists will enroll chronic pain patients from their normal practice to receive a consultation, which consists of an assessment of their current pain, a medication review, and education about their condition. Based on the information provided by the patient, the pharmacist will prepare a care plan, contact the patient's prescriber, and, in conjunction with the prescriber, implement the plan to help relieve their pain. Follow-up assessments will be done after 2 weeks, and 3 months.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pharmacist intervention | Experimental | Within the pharmacist intervention arm, pharmacists will do medication reviews, assessment, recommendations, education. |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| medication reviews, assessment, recommendations, education. | Other |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Pain intensity change | Pain intensity will be measured with Brief Pain Inventory pain intensity subscale, and will be measured 3 times in total | baseline, 2 weeks follow-up, 3 months follow-up |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Pain interference | Pain interference will be measured with Brief Pain Inventory pain interference subscale, and will be measured 3 times in total | baseline, 2 weeks follow-up, 3 months follow-up |
| Quality of life change |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| patient adherence | Patient adherence will be measured using Morisky medication adherence scale-8, and will be measured at 2 weeks and 3 months follow-up.The Morisky medication adherence scale-8 will be used as supplementary data to further elucidate potential factors behind the observed outcomes. | 2 weeks follow-up and 3 months follow-up |
Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Feng Chang | University of Waterloo | Study Director |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The PharmaShoppe | Kitchener | Ontario | N2G4X6 | Canada |
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| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D059350 | Chronic Pain |
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D010146 | Pain |
| D009461 | Neurologic Manifestations |
| D012816 | Signs and Symptoms |
| D013568 | Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms |
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| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D000090143 | Medication Review |
| D012149 | Restraint, Physical |
| D004522 | Educational Status |
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D008509 | Medication Systems |
| D009934 | Organization and Administration |
| D006298 | Health Services Administration |
| D010346 | Patient Care Management |
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quality of life will be measured using Short Form-36, and will be measured twice in total.
| baseline, 3 months follow-up |
| D032763 | Behavior Control |
| D013812 | Therapeutics |
| D007103 | Immobilization |
| D008919 | Investigative Techniques |
| D012959 | Socioeconomic Factors |
| D011154 | Population Characteristics |