A Tailored, Web-Based Self-Management Program to Treat Pain in Chronic Pancreatitis

Purpose

This research study aims to evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of a web-based, self-guided, disease-specific self-management program tailored to individual health status profiles for patients with painful chronic pancreatitis.

Condition

  • Chronic Pancreatitis

Eligibility

Eligible Ages
Over 18 Years
Eligible Sex
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No

Inclusion Criteria

  • Physician diagnosis of chronic pancreatitis. - Abdominal pain for ≥ 3 months and of intensity rated at least 4 or higher on a 0-10 Numeric Rating Scale at least once in the last month. - Access to an Internet-connected device (e.g. computer or phone).

Exclusion Criteria

  • Unable to speak or read English as the web-based program is currently in English language only. - Incarcerated individuals. - Currently receiving chemotherapy. - Suspected or diagnosed pancreatic cancer. - Currently receiving psychotherapy or cognitive behavioral therapy. - Serious visual difficulties that would limit completing the web-based program. - Substantial cognitive impairment or mental illness that would prevent providing informed consent and completion of questionnaires. - Any other condition, which in the opinion of the investigator would impede compliance or hinder the completion of the study. - Actively enrolled in another clinical trial for chronic pancreatitis.

Study Design

Phase
N/A
Study Type
Interventional
Allocation
N/A
Intervention Model
Single Group Assignment
Primary Purpose
Treatment
Masking
None (Open Label)

Arm Groups

ArmDescriptionAssigned Intervention
Experimental
Web-based self-management program 		Participants will be assigned to a web-based, self-management program that has been adapted to chronic pancreatitis. Participants will participate in this program for 12 weeks.
  • Behavioral: Web-based self--management program
    Participants in this study will be granted access to the adapted website after participants complete baseline questionnaires. All participants will be encouraged to engage with all the sections of the website. From week 1 to 4, participants will receive a single standardized guidance to complete one module a week on generic pain modules. From weeks 5 to 12, participants will receive weekly tailored messaging that will direct participants to specific modules based on individual survey scores from the baseline assessments.

Recruiting Locations

University of Michigan
Ann Arbor 4984247, Michigan 5001836 48109
Contact:
Angela Theil
734-998-1147
atheil@umich.edu

More Details

Status
Recruiting
Sponsor
University of Michigan

Study Contact

Angela Theil
734-998-1147
atheil@umich.edu

Detailed Description

This is a single center, prospective, open-label, pilot trial of 30 patients with painful chronic pancreatitis (CP). Participants will be assigned to a 12-week web-based, self-management program known as PainGuide that has been adapted to CP. Participants will receive specific instruction to complete one module a week over the first 4 weeks. Next, participants will receive weekly tailored messaging for the last 8 weeks using symptom scores from baseline assessments and will be asked to complete modules that best address participants symptoms. Participants will complete online surveys at baseline, 4 weeks, 8 weeks, and 12 weeks, and will be interviewed at the end of program to understand participants perceptions on the intervention.