The BraveNet prospective observational study on integrative medicine treatment approaches for pain.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Chronic pain affects nearly 116 million American adults at an estimated cost of up to $635 billion annually and is the No. 1 condition for which patients seek care at integrative medicine clinics. In our Study on Integrative Medicine Treatment Approaches for Pain (SIMTAP), we observed the impact of an integrative approach on chronic pain and a number of other related patient-reported outcome measures.

Methods

Our prospective, non-randomized, open-label observational evaluation was conducted over six months, at nine clinical sites. Participants received a non-standardized, personalized, multimodal approach to chronic pain. Validated instruments for pain (severity and interference levels), quality of life, mood, stress, sleep, fatigue, sense of control, overall well

SUBMITTER: Abrams DI 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3717108 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature