Emotional Awareness and Expression Therapy for People With Persistent Pain Following Orthopedic Trauma
Orthopaedic Trauma, Chronic Pain, Musculoskeletal Injury
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Orthopaedic Trauma
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: One or more acute orthopedic injuries The patient sustained an orthopedic injury including, but not limited to: Pelvic or acetabulum fracture Open/displaced comminuted fracture of long bones Upper extremity injuries with a major nerve involvement Injuries with significant injuries to major blood vessels Traumatic amputation of big toe, thumb, or proximal to the wrist or ankle. Initial admission to the trauma or orthopedic center/service of the participating hospital OR all necessary screening and patient characteristic data available in medical record (determination based on information available at time of enrollment) 18 years old or older Received operative fixation for at least one acute orthopaedic injury at a participating hospital. Patients should be recruited at the time of primary injury, not revision or complication surgery Average Brief Pain Inventory Score > 3/10 Presence of pain most days (> 3 days/week) for past three months Exclusion Criteria: peri-prosthetic fractures of the femur (regardless of etiology) non-ambulatory due to an associated spinal cord injury non-ambulatory pre-injury currently pregnant moderate or severe traumatic brain injury (TBI), as evidenced by intracranial hemorrhage present on admission CT major amputation(s) of the upper or lower extremities non-English speaking Likely to have severe problems with maintaining follow-up for any of the following reasons: The patient has been diagnosed with a severe psychiatric conditions The patient has current alcohol and/or drug addiction based on medical record or patient self-report. The patient is intellectually challenged without adequate family support The patient lives outside the hospital's catchment area The patient follow-up is planned at another medical center The patient is a prisoner The patient is homeless Other
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Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Experimental
Emotional Awareness and Expression Therapy
Emotional Awareness and Expression Therapy (EAET) is a non-pharmacological intervention designed to address persistent pain.