Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment for Pain Management for Veterans Seeking Service-Connection Payments for Musculoskeletal Disorders: SBIRT-PM Study Protocol
Martino S, Lazar C, Sellinger J, Gilstad-Hayden K, Fenton B, Barnett PG, Brummett BR, Higgins DM, Holtzheimer P, Mattocks K, Ngo T, Reznik TE, Semiatin AM, Stapley T, Rosen MI. Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment for Pain Management for Veterans Seeking Service-Connection Payments for Musculoskeletal Disorders: SBIRT-PM Study Protocol. Pain Medicine 2020, 21: s110-s117. PMID: 33313731, PMCID: PMC7734657, DOI: 10.1093/pm/pnaa334.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPain managementMusculoskeletal disordersSubstance misuseBrief interventionNonpharmacological pain managementSignificant chronic painTelephone-based interventionSingle-blind trialMultimodal pain treatmentVA Medical CenterDegree of disabilitySubstance use treatmentUsual carePain severityPain treatmentPrimary outcomeChronic painStudy protocolClinical trialsService utilizationTwo-armMedical CenterDisability pensionCompensation examinationsCompensation claims