New collaborative care pathway could ease chronic pain burden
NCT ID NCT07331766
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a new way of managing chronic pain by improving teamwork between pain clinics, GPs, and other services. About 386 adults referred to pain clinics in Norway will either get this new pathway or standard care. The goal is to see if better coordination and a clear 6-month plan helps patients feel better and function more in daily life.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- standardized treatment pathway with digital collaborative meetings
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide a more effective, coordinated care model for chronic pain patients, improving their quality of life and reducing pain interference.
- What could go wrong
- This is a relatively early-stage trial with 386 participants, and the intervention is a care pathway, not a drug. Results may vary across clinics and may not apply to all pain patients.
This is an AI summary of the original study and may miss details. Read our disclaimer.
Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
-
Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
-
About 386 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
-
Dec 2025
- Expected to finish
-
Dec 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
-
Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
-
18 years and older
- Sex
-
Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
-
Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
Show the full entry requirements Hide the full entry requirements
Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: Patients aged 18 years or older who have been granted the right to specialist health care in accordance with the Norwegian National prioritization guideline for pain clinics, and who are scheduled for multidisciplinary treatment involving at least two professionals from the pain clinic. Exclusion Criteria: Patients scheduled for monodisciplinary treatment. Patients referred solely for invasive procedures. Patients without sufficient language skills to understand the study information and provide informed consent. Patients are excluded if interpreter services are required. Patients deemed unable to complete study-related tasks (e.g., questionnaires). Patients referred exclusively for stabilization or tapering of opioids or other medications considered addictive. Patients who will be unable to participate in collaborative meetings or follow the treatment plan due to extensive ongoing or planned care trajectories within other specialist health services.
Get updates
Get notified about this study
Sign up to get updates when this study changes or when new studies for Chronic (non-malignant) musculoskeletal pain are added.
Genom att skicka in godkänner du våra Användarvillkor
Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
-
The places running it
4 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
-
The official record
The full official record for this study. This one lists no contact details, but it is the first place any would appear.
-
A doctor treating you
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
Locations
-
Haukeland University Hospital
Bergen, 5021, Norway
-
Innlandet Hospital
Ottestad, Innlandet, 2312, Norway
-
St Olavs hospital
Trondheim, Trøndelag, 7030, Norway
-
University Hospital of Northern Norway
Tromsø, Troms, 9016, Norway
More trials for these conditions
Other studies related to the condition(s) this trial covers.
- One 2-Hour class may help new mothers manage Post-Cesarean pain
- Zapping deep brain regions to quiet chronic back pain
- Herbal injections at acupuncture points tested against physical therapy for Long-Lasting sciatica
- Can difficulty naming emotions shape how much tailbone pain you feel?
- Can talk therapy rewire the brain to ease burn Survivors' pain?
- Can a video game teach cancer patients to tame their pain?