John Sellinger, PhD
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2026
Motivational Interviewing Targeting Pain and Substance Use in Veterans Seeking Service-Connection Payments: A Multisite Randomized Clinical Trial
Rosen M, Gilstad-Hayden K, Lazar C, Sellinger J, Mattocks K, Barnett P, Brummett B, Higgins D, Holtzheimer P, Livingston N, Ngo T, Reznik T, Schimelman B, Semiatin A, Solzhenitsyn C, Martino S. Motivational Interviewing Targeting Pain and Substance Use in Veterans Seeking Service-Connection Payments: A Multisite Randomized Clinical Trial. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2026, 1-10. PMID: 41741869, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-025-10127-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPain severity subscaleTreatment-as-usualMusculoskeletal disordersBrief Pain InventoryPhone sessionsOutpatient encountersPain severitySubstance useSubstance Involvement Screening TestMultimodal pain careEffectiveness of motivational interviewingMAP participantsMultisite randomized clinical trialMusculoskeletal disorders treatmentMusculoskeletal disorder claimsSelf-reported numberLow-risk thresholdClinically Meaningful ImprovementsPain carePain treatment modalitiesParticipantsA totalCare systemPain InventoryMotivational interviewingSeverity subscale
2024
Screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment for pain management for veterans separating from military service: study protocol of a hybrid type 2 study testing implementation facilitation versus training-as-usual
Sellinger J, Rosen M, Lazar C, Gilstad-Hayden K, Dziura J, Li F, Mattocks K, Weede A, Sullivan-Tibbs M, Rose L, Vassallo G, Manhapra A, Turner A, Vogt D, Woodward E, Hartmann C, Haskell S, Mohammad A, Martino S. Screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment for pain management for veterans separating from military service: study protocol of a hybrid type 2 study testing implementation facilitation versus training-as-usual. Pain Medicine 2024, 25: s99-s106. PMID: 39514877, DOI: 10.1093/pm/pnae062.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTraining-as-usualImplementation facilitatorsReferral to treatmentCase managementBrief interventionHybrid type 2 effectiveness-implementation trialPain managementImplementation strategiesPrimary implementation outcomeSubstance misuseProportion of participantsPain careUsefulness of screeningVeteran engagementVA sitesImplementation outcomesPragmatic trialPain serviceVeteran participantsCase management systemPain intensityDischarged veteransStudy enrollmentVeteransChronic painImpact of the COVID-19 pandemic on participants in pragmatic clinical trials for chronic pain: implications for trial outcomes and beyond
Sellinger J, Gilstad-Hayden K, Lazar C, Seal K, Purcell N, Burgess D, Martino S, Heapy A, Higgins D, Rosen M. Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on participants in pragmatic clinical trials for chronic pain: implications for trial outcomes and beyond. Pain Medicine 2024, 25: s17-s27. PMID: 39514885, PMCID: PMC11548862, DOI: 10.1093/pm/pnae060.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPragmatic clinical trialsHealth careSocial supportChronic painEmotional healthHigher levels of painPain Management CollaboratoryEffective pain managementClinical trialsLevel of painEffectiveness of treatment outcomesPandemic impactAlcohol use disorder screeningCOVID-19-related impactsCOVID-19 pandemicChronic pain treatmentMental healthPain managementDisorder screeningNonpharmacological treatmentsPain treatmentStudy enrollmentCOVID-19HealthCareDo veterans with risky substance use (RSU) use distinct pain treatment modalities?
Meshberg‐Cohen S, Gilstad‐Hayden K, Martino S, Lazar C, Sellinger J, Rosen M. Do veterans with risky substance use (RSU) use distinct pain treatment modalities? American Journal On Addictions 2024, 33: 675-684. PMID: 38849976, PMCID: PMC12772434, DOI: 10.1111/ajad.13620.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRisky substance usePain treatment modalitiesTreatment modalitiesPain treatmentPrescribed opioidsPain treatment utilizationSubstance Involvement TestNonopioid pain treatmentPain treatment outcomesSubstance useOver-the-counter medicationsNumerical rating scalePrimary careMusculoskeletal conditionsAssociated with numberPain serviceNonopioid treatmentsPrescription medicationsOpioid medicationsChronic painOpioid prescriptionsOver-the-counterVeteransDisability claimsOpioid
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