The PROmoting Pain Self-Management (PROs) Trial: Holistic Pain Care in the Military Health System

Launched by BROOKE ARMY MEDICAL CENTER · Apr 16, 2025

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ClinConnect Summary

The PROmoting Pain Self-Management (PROs) Trial is a study aimed at improving pain management for people in the military health system who have chronic musculoskeletal pain, which includes conditions affecting the bones, muscles, or joints. This trial will compare two holistic health approaches—methods that focus on the whole person and not just the pain—against standard treatment to see which one works better in helping manage pain.

To be eligible for this trial, participants must be at least 18 years old, a TRICARE beneficiary, and have a history of chronic musculoskeletal pain that required them to see a doctor two or more times in the past year for the same condition. However, individuals currently receiving cancer treatment, pregnant women, those in advanced pain management programs, and others with specific health concerns will not be able to participate. If you join the trial, you can expect to learn about and potentially experience new ways to manage pain while contributing to important research that could help others in the future. The study is not yet recruiting participants, so there will be more information available once it begins.

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Age 18 or older
• • TRICARE Beneficiary
• • Meets the case definition of chronic MSK pain requiring 2 or more medical encounters within the past year and at least 90 days apart for the same MSK condition indicated by medical encounter data or MSK pain ICD-10 codes in the electronic medical record
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Actively receiving cancer treatment
• • Currently known to be pregnant
• • Receiving advanced chronic pain management, including multi-disciplinary or behavioral pain management or mental health or substance use programs (beyond the initial step of the VA/DoD stepped care model for pain management)
• • Suicidal Ideation determined by a higher than lower risk score on the P4 Screener
• • Currently undergoing post-surgical rehabilitation