A SMART design to determine the optimal treatment of chronic pain among military personnel.

ABSTRACT: Chronic pain is a leading cause of disability among active duty service members in the U.S. armed forces. Standard rehabilitative care and complementary and integrative health therapies are used for chronic pain rehabilitation. However, the optimal sequence and duration of these therapies has yet to be determined. This article describes a sequential multiple assignment randomized trial (SMART) protocol being used to identify the optimal components and sequence of standard rehabilitative care and complementary and integrative health therapies for reducing pain impact and improving other patient outcomes. Active duty service members referred to Madigan Army Medical Center for treatment of chronic pain are being recruited to the Determinants of the Optimal Dose and Sequence of Functional Rest

SUBMITTER: Flynn D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6234001 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature