Official Title: MERCI Chronic Pain Research Clinic Medical Education and Research in Compassionate IntegrationIntervention
Status: RECRUITING
Status Verified Date: 2024-10
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Brief Summary: 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 theres 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