Efficacy of a Pain Self-Management Intervention Tailored to People With HIV: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Published in the JAMA Internal Medicine. Here is a link to the article.

Regenstrief Institute authors: Matthew J. Bair, M.D., M.S.

In a randomized clinical trial, the STOMP behavioral pain self-management program significantly reduced pain severity and interference in people with HIV compared to enhanced usual care. Participants receiving STOMP reported greater improvements in pain scores both immediately and three months after the intervention, supporting its effectiveness as a tailored approach for chronic pain management in this population.

Authors:

Katie Fitzgerald Jones, PhD, ACHPN, CARN-AP¹; Dustin M. Long, PhD²; Matthew J. Bair, MD, MS³; Deana Agil, MR⁴; Lindsay Browne, BA⁴; Greer Burkholder, MD, MS⁵; Olivio J. Clay, PhD⁶; Kendall Conder, BS⁴; Amy L. Durr, MA, MSN, RN, FNP-BC⁴; Claire E. Farel, MD, MPH⁴; Kiko King, PhD, MCHES⁵; Bernadette Johnson, BS⁵; Jane M. Liebschutz, MD, MPH⁷; William Demonte, PsyD⁸; Mireille Leone, BA⁴; LaToya Mullen, MPH, CHES⁹; Sarah Margaret Orris, BS⁷; Tammi Thomas, BS⁵; Mallory Johnson, PhD, MA¹⁰; Sonia Napravnik, PhD⁴; Jessica S. Merlin, PhD, MD, MBA⁷

Affiliations:

¹New England Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center, Section of Palliative Care, VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, Massachusetts

²Department of Biostatistics and Data Science, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina

³VA HSR&D Center for Health Information and Communication, Department of Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis

⁴Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

⁵Division of Infectious Disease, Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham

⁶Department of Psychology, University of Alabama at Birmingham

⁷Division of General Internal Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

⁸Virginia Mason Franciscan Health, Bonney Lake, Washington

⁹Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Center for AIDS Research, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

¹⁰Center for AIDS Prevention Studies, University of San Francisco, San Francisco, California