Effect of pharmacist pain review and CBT intervention on outcomes
Research type
Research Study
Full title
The effect of pharmacist involvement with a pain review clinic coupled with Cognitive Behaviour Therapy input on pain medication outcomes.
IRAS ID
200349
Contact name
Brian McCaw
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
Queen's University Belfast
Duration of Study in the UK
0 years, 1 months, 13 days
Research summary
The aim of this research is to evaluate if using a pharmacist medication review clinic combined with a Cognitive behaviour therapy component can have a positive impact on patient’s perception of chronic pain and reduce the use of opioid and neuropathic analgesics.\nThis research will be carried out in a GP surgery.\nPatients using analgesics for a prolonged period (more than 2 years) or using multiple opioids or neuropathic analgesics will be asked to complete: A Brief Pain Inventory (BPI) ;Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scales (DASS-21) and Pain Self Efficacy Questionnaires by the pharmacist. A copy of the ’Pain Toolkit’ by Pete Moore will also be given.\nThe Cognitive Behaviour Therapist will carry out 6 sessions of 75 minutes with the group (called the Pain Awareness group).The sessions include: Learning how to do things differently; Acceptance, Pacing and positive focusing skills; Combatting negative thoughts; Introducing positive changes to reduce pain and fatigue.\nThere will then be a pharmacist medication review and further copies of the questionnaires will be given. Patients pain medication will be reviewed and rationalised/reduced where appropriate. The pharmacist will remain a GP surgery point of contact. There is also the possibility of developing a patient expert group on pain.
REC name
HSC REC A
REC reference
16/NI/0122
Date of REC Opinion
18 Jul 2016
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion