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VA Transitional Pain Service Study

RecruitingNAAges 18 Years - anyAllVA Office of Research and Development
NCT06223503 on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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What the trial is, and whether it could suit you

The VA Community Care Program has provided an important resource to improve access to surgical care for Veterans unable to have treatment at VA Medical Centers (VAMC). However, there is an increased risk of developing chronic opioid use when at-risk surgical patients receive opioids from non-VA providers. A multidisciplinary approach to perioperative pain management known as the Transitional Pain Service (TPS) has been shown to effectively reduce chronic opioid use among Veterans after surgery, but it is unknown whether it can be used to achieve the same outcomes for Veterans using Community Care for high-risk surgery. Through this project, the investigators will generate important data to establish whether a telehealth TPS approach can serve as a scalable and effective strategy to ensure safe opioid use among Veterans undergoing orthopedic surgery. The investigators will randomize Veter

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📋 Eligibility rules (as published)
Inclusion Criteria: Aims 1 \& 3: * The investigators will include Veterans who are referred to the Veteran Community Care Program (VCCP) for an orthopedic surgery procedure from any VA medical center throughout VISN-19. * Additionally, these Veterans must be 18+ years of age who are not on chronic opioids at the time of surgery, and who have a VA primary care provider (PCP). Aim 2: * Veterans who received TPS (Aim 1) and referring VA Primary Care Providers. Exclusion Criteria: Aim 1: * The investigators will exclude Veterans who are scheduled for other types of surgical procedures, are on chronic opioid therapy before surgery, are on hospice or end-of-life care, are cognitively impaired, or unable to complete the follow-up visits for any other reason. Aim 2: * The investigators will exclude Veterans not randomized to the TPS Telehealth intervention of Aim 1. * Primary Care Providers will be excluded if they do not primarily work at the VA. Aim 3: * The investigators will exclude Veterans who were not randomized to the TPS Telehealth intervention. * Veterans who experienced a major complication during the perioperative period or experienced an extended length of stay (LOS) based on exceeding the upper interquartile range of median LOS. * Exclusion criteria for this aim also include patients on hospice care, individuals discharged to a care facility, and those with scheduled readmissions for follow up procedure(s) within 90-days.
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What it tests

  • Transitional Pain Service
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Where

1 site
VA Salt Lake City Health Care System, Salt Lake City, UT
Salt Lake City, United States
🤝 Taking part is your choice, and you can leave at any time. Only the trial team can confirm you are eligible — always decide together with your own doctor.
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