Defense and Veterans Center for Integrative Pain Management (DVCIPM) Pain Registry Biobank
This study is creating a Pain Registry Biobank to better understand pain. It's collecting information and samples from people with pain over a long period. Researchers will use surveys (like the PASTOR survey, which asks about physical, mental, and social aspects of pain) and biological samples (blood and saliva) to learn more about pain and how to treat it. The goal is to improve care for service members, veterans, and civilians. You might be able to join if you are between 18 and 80 years old, are eligible for care within the Military Healthcare System, and can understand English and provide written consent. This is an observational study, meaning researchers are collecting information without testing a specific treatment. The study is currently enrolling participants.
- Study design
- This is an observational study with a planned enrollment of 300 participants. It is designed as a prospective cohort study, meaning data is collected over time from a group of people.
- What's involved
- You would provide survey responses (PASTOR survey), blood samples, and saliva samples. This data collection will occur over a period of up to 30 years.
- Compensation
- Not stated in the trial record.
- Follow-up
- Participants will be followed for up to 30 years, with data and sample collection occurring throughout this period.
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Defense and Veterans Center for Integrative Pain Management (DVCIPM) Pain Registry Biobank
At a glance
Conditions
Where it's being run
2 sites across 2 statesStudy leadership
- Harold J Gelfand, MD · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · Defense and Veterans Center for Integrative Pain Management
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What this trial measures
- Pain Registry: PASTOR surveyUp to 30 years
a thorough biopsychosocial assessment computer adaptive screening tool that extends beyond a single-item pain rating scale. PASTOR is an assessment battery that includes several Patient Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) scales developed by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and other important scales that span physical, psychological, social, and behavioral aspects of pain and pain-related treatments.
- Pain Registry: Blood specimensUp to 30 years
43 ml of blood collected and processed for storage from EDTA, BDP 100, PAXgene RNA, and DNA blood collection tubes
- Pain Registry: SalivaUp to 30 years
up to 10ml of saliva, collected in 2ml cryovials.