Chronic Non-cancer PainSchooPNCT07363746
Scool of Pain (SchooP): A Way to Create Value in Healthcare?
A study testing Pain school intervention in people with Chronic Non-cancer Pain and Patient Education as Topic, run by Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet at 1 site in Denmark.
Trial summary
BACKGROUND: Chronic non-cancer pain (CNCP) is a disabling condition with radical consequences. Magic fix-it solutions do not exist. CNCP is a condition for life, calling for healthcare services supporting its management. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 years and older
- Conditions the study is for
- Chronic Non-cancer Pain, Patient Education as Topic
- What is being tested?
- Pain school intervention
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 82 participants
- Where
- 1 siteDenmark
- Study dates
- 12 Sep 2023to 11 Dec 2025
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 18 years and older
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- Patient motivation
- Ability to join a group and attend a classroom for 2 hours
- Logistical feasibility
- Sufficient energy
Who cannot join
- Inability to understand and speak Danish
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Current resource-demanding opioid-tapering
- Unstable attendance to appointments.
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
Denmark1 site
Multidisciplinary Paincenter, Department of Anaesthesia, Pain, and Respiratory Support, the Neuroscience Center, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet
Copenhagen, 2200
About this study
Official title: Implementation and Evaluation of a Novel Pain School Intervention Targeting Patients With Chronic Non-cancer Pain as a Tool to Achieve Value in Healthcare.
BACKGROUND: Chronic non-cancer pain (CNCP) is a disabling condition with radical consequences. Magic fix-it solutions do not exist. CNCP is a condition for life, calling for healthcare services supporting its management. Value-based healthcare is a method to work with healthcare that, in the Capital Region of Denmark, serves as a framework for clinicians, administrators, and politicians to deliver healthcare services that create value for patients within available resources. An investigation conducted in collaboration between the Danish Health Association and Danish Regions, involving patients, medical experts, municipality representatives, and general practitioners found that the following preferences should be addressed to achieve value-based healthcare in multidisciplinary treatment of CNCP: Quality of life; acceptance; maintenance, and labor market; communication; social life; sleep; physical status and energy administration; pain management and -relief; emotional status and mood.
In response to the requirement to provide value in healthcare, the Multidisciplinary Pain Centre at Rigshospitalet designed a pain school intervention based on identified preferences. Previous studies have documented the benefits of educational programs in the multidisciplinary treatment of CNCP, but also ethnic/racial and socioeconomic disparities in treatment responses. The present study AIMED to evaluate patients' experience of participating in a pain school, designed to create value in healthcare in the multidisciplinary treatment of CNCP.
Read the detailed description
DESIGN: The pain school intervention was evaluated using a questionnaire completed by the participants immediately after each of the seven pain school sessions. The questionnaire had two questions: 1: The topic of the pain school session was relevant for me. 2: The teachers communicated the topic of the pain school session appropriately. After the seventh and last pain school session, the participants were also asked to provide an overall evaluation of the pain school using a questionnaire with 9 questions across 4 categories.
The pain school was additionally evaluated using a qualitative design, with focus group interviews with pain school participants and individual interviews with patients who had three or more no-shows or cancellations.
- Being tested
- Pain school intervention
- Keywords
- Chronic non-cancer pain, Pain school, Value-based healthcare
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Pain school interventionOther
The pain school intervention consists of seven sessions of two hours duration, varying between teaching, joint reflections, and exercises, carried out once a week for up to 15 patients. The pain school intervention is framed by a biopsychosocial approach, delivered by a team of by multidisciplinary pain specialists. A temporary version of the pain scholl intervention was presented for patient representatives and refined according to their comments.
The topics of the final pain school sessions include:
- Welcome and introduction, 2) Effect and side effects of medication, 3) Balancing demands and resources, 4) Social relationships, 5) Sleep, sofa, and sex, 6) Everyday life, 7) Completion and networking.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Pain school participants | Experimental | Not described Receives: Other: Pain school intervention |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
The topic of the pain school session was relevant for me?
The Question had five response categories ranging from zero (not at all) to four (to a very great extent).
Measured: Day 1.
The teachers communicated the topic of the pain school session appropriately.
The Question had five response categories ranging from zero (not at all) to four (to a very great extent).
Measured: Day 1.
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted23 Jan 2026
- Study start12 Sep 2023
- Primary completion11 Dec 2025
- Study completion11 Dec 2025
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Publications (17)Papers the sponsor has linked to this study.
- Other trials for Chronic Non-cancer PainStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by Copenhagen University Hospital, RigshospitaletThe sponsor's other registered studies.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Primary purpose
- Health services research
- Allocation
- Not applicable
- Intervention model
- Single group
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 82 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Pernille Friis Rønne, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT07363746
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- F-23056260
- Acronym
- SchooP
- Status last verified
- Jan 2026
- First submitted
- 6 Jan 2026
- Last updated
- 23 Jan 2026
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- No
Publications
Danish Regions. Værdi for patienten, et pejlemærke for fremtidens sundhedsvæsen [Value for the patient - a guiding principle for the future healthcare system]. 2019. https://www.regioner.dk/media/11352/vbspjece-marts19-tryk.pdf
The Capital Region of Denmark. Hovedstaden, R. Model for værdibaseret sundhed i Region Hovedstaden [Model for Value-Based Healthcare in the Capital Region of Denmark]. 2020.
Porter, ME, & Teisberg, EO. Redefining health care : creating value-based competition on results. Harvard Business School Press, 2006.
Huffman KL, Mandell D, Lehmann JK, Jimenez XF, Lapin BR. Clinical and Demographic Predictors of Interdisciplinary Chronic Pain Rehabilitation Program Treatment Response. J Pain. 2019 Dec;20(12):1470-1485. doi: 10.1016/j.jpain.2019.05.014. Epub 2019 Jun 5.
PubMed 31175957Turner BJ, Liang Y, Rodriguez N, Bobadilla R, Simmonds MJ, Yin Z. Randomized Trial of a Low-Literacy Chronic Pain Self-Management Program: Analysis of Secondary Pain and Psychological Outcome Measures. J Pain. 2018 Dec;19(12):1471-1479. doi: 10.1016/j.jpain.2018.06.010. Epub 2018 Aug 24.
PubMed 30012494Turner BJ, Rodriguez N, Bobadilla R, Hernandez AE, Yin Z. Chronic Pain Self-Management Program for Low-Income Patients: Themes from a Qualitative Inquiry. Pain Med. 2020 Feb 1;21(2):e1-e8. doi: 10.1093/pm/pny192.
PubMed 30312459Bruns EB, Befus D, Wismer B, Knight K, Adler SR, Leonoudakis-Watts K, Thompson-Lastad A, Chao MT. Vulnerable Patients' Psychosocial Experiences in a Group-Based, Integrative Pain Management Program. J Altern Complement Med. 2019 Jul;25(7):719-726. doi: 10.1089/acm.2019.0074.
PubMed 31314560Pate JW, Tran E, Radhakrishnan S, Leaver AM. The Importance of Perceived Relevance: A Qualitative Evaluation of Patient's Perceptions of Value and Impact Following a Low-Intensity Group-Based Pain Management Program. Medicina (Kaunas). 2021 Jan 7;57(1):46. doi: 10.3390/medicina57010046.
PubMed 33430427Clauw DJ, Essex MN, Pitman V, Jones KD. Reframing chronic pain as a disease, not a symptom: rationale and implications for pain management. Postgrad Med. 2019 Apr;131(3):185-198. doi: 10.1080/00325481.2019.1574403. Epub 2019 Feb 11.
PubMed 30700198Turk DC, Wilson HD, Cahana A. Treatment of chronic non-cancer pain. Lancet. 2011 Jun 25;377(9784):2226-35. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(11)60402-9.
PubMed 21704872Suso-Ribera C, Yakobov E, Carriere JS, Garcia-Palacios A. The impact of chronic pain on patients and spouses: Consequences on occupational status, distribution of household chores and care-giving burden. Eur J Pain. 2020 Oct;24(9):1730-1740. doi: 10.1002/ejp.1616. Epub 2020 Jul 20.
PubMed 32533892Caceres-Matos R, Gil-Garcia E, Barrientos-Trigo S, Porcel-Galvez AM, Cabrera-Leon A. Consequences of Chronic Non-Cancer Pain in adulthood. Scoping Review. Rev Saude Publica. 2020 Apr 17;54:39. doi: 10.11606/s1518-8787.2020054001675. eCollection 2020.
PubMed 32321056Stone AL, Wilson AC. Transmission of risk from parents with chronic pain to offspring: an integrative conceptual model. Pain. 2016 Dec;157(12):2628-2639. doi: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000000637.
PubMed 27380502Toye F, Seers K, Hannink E, Barker K. A mega-ethnography of eleven qualitative evidence syntheses exploring the experience of living with chronic non-malignant pain. BMC Med Res Methodol. 2017 Aug 1;17(1):116. doi: 10.1186/s12874-017-0392-7.
PubMed 28764666Morales-Espinoza EM, Kostov B, Salami DC, Perez ZH, Rosalen AP, Molina JO, Gonzalez-de Paz L, Momblona JMS, Areu JB, Brito-Zeron P, Ramos-Casals M, Siso-Almirall A; CPSGPC Study Group. Complexity, comorbidity, and health care costs associated with chronic widespread pain in primary care. Pain. 2016 Apr;157(4):818-826. doi: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000000440.
PubMed 26645546
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 23 Jan 2026. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Implementation and Evaluation of a Novel Pain School Intervention Targeting Patients With Chronic Non-cancer Pain as a Tool to Achieve Value in Healthcare.
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT07363746
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- SchooP / F-23056260
- Keywords
- Chronic non-cancer pain, Pain school, Value-based healthcare
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 82 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Copenhagen University Hospital, RigshospitaletUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 12 Sep 2023 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 11 Dec 2025 (actual)
- Study completion
- 11 Dec 2025 (actual)
- First posted
- 23 Jan 2026 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
BACKGROUND: Chronic non-cancer pain (CNCP) is a disabling condition with radical consequences. Magic fix-it solutions do not exist. CNCP is a condition for life, calling for healthcare services supporting its management. Value-based healthcare is a method to work with healthcare that, in the Capital Region of Denmark, serves as a framework for clinicians, administrators, and politicians to deliver healthcare services that create value for patients within available resources. An investigation conducted in collaboration between the Danish Health Association and Danish Regions, involving patients, medical experts, municipality representatives, and general practitioners found that the following preferences should be addressed to achieve value-based healthcare in multidisciplinary treatment of CNCP: Quality of life; acceptance; maintenance, and labor market; communication; social life; sleep; physical status and energy administration; pain management and -relief; emotional status and mood.
In response to the requirement to provide value in healthcare, the Multidisciplinary Pain Centre at Rigshospitalet designed a pain school intervention based on identified preferences. Previous studies have documented the benefits of educational programs in the multidisciplinary treatment of CNCP, but also ethnic/racial and socioeconomic disparities in treatment responses. The present study AIMED to evaluate patients' experience of participating in a pain school, designed to create value in healthcare in the multidisciplinary treatment of CNCP.
Detailed description
DESIGN: The pain school intervention was evaluated using a questionnaire completed by the participants immediately after each of the seven pain school sessions. The questionnaire had two questions: 1: The topic of the pain school session was relevant for me. 2: The teachers communicated the topic of the pain school session appropriately. After the seventh and last pain school session, the participants were also asked to provide an overall evaluation of the pain school using a questionnaire with 9 questions across 4 categories.
The pain school was additionally evaluated using a qualitative design, with focus group interviews with pain school participants and individual interviews with patients who had three or more no-shows or cancellations.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Health services research
- Allocation
- Not applicable
- Intervention model
- Single group
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 1
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Pain school participants | Experimental | Other: Pain school intervention |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (4 listed)
- Patient motivation
- Ability to join a group and attend a classroom for 2 hours
- Logistical feasibility
- Sufficient energy
Key exclusion criteria (5 listed)
- Inability to understand and speak Danish
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Current resource-demanding opioid-tapering
- Unstable attendance to appointments.
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| Pain school interventionThe pain school intervention consists of seven sessions of two hours duration, varying between teaching, joint reflections, and exercises, carried out once a week for up to 15 patients. The pain school intervention is framed by a biopsychosocial approach, delivered by a team of by multidisciplinary pain specialists. A temporary version of the pain scholl intervention was presented for patient representatives and refined according to their comments. The topics of the final pain school sessions include: 1) Welcome and introduction, 2) Effect and side effects of medication, 3) Balancing demands and resources, 4) Social relationships, 5) Sleep, sofa, and sex, 6) Everyday life, 7) Completion and networking. | Other | Pain school participants |
Primary outcome
The topic of the pain school session was relevant for me?
Time frame: Day 1.
The Question had five response categories ranging from zero (not at all) to four (to a very great extent).
The teachers communicated the topic of the pain school session appropriately.
Time frame: Day 1.
The Question had five response categories ranging from zero (not at all) to four (to a very great extent).
Results and safety
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 23 Jan 2026.
- BackgroundDanish Regions. Værdi for patienten, et pejlemærke for fremtidens sundhedsvæsen [Value for the patient - a guiding principle for the future healthcare system]. 2019. https://www.regioner.dk/media/11352/vbspjece-marts19-tryk.pdf
- BackgroundThe Capital Region of Denmark. Hovedstaden, R. Model for værdibaseret sundhed i Region Hovedstaden [Model for Value-Based Healthcare in the Capital Region of Denmark]. 2020.
- BackgroundPorter, ME, & Teisberg, EO. Redefining health care : creating value-based competition on results. Harvard Business School Press, 2006.
- Background: PubMed 31175957Huffman KL, Mandell D, Lehmann JK, Jimenez XF, Lapin BR. Clinical and Demographic Predictors of Interdisciplinary Chronic Pain Rehabilitation Program Treatment Response. J Pain. 2019 Dec;20(12):1470-1485. doi: 10.1016/j.jpain.2019.05.014. Epub 2019 Jun 5.
- Background: PubMed 30012494Turner BJ, Liang Y, Rodriguez N, Bobadilla R, Simmonds MJ, Yin Z. Randomized Trial of a Low-Literacy Chronic Pain Self-Management Program: Analysis of Secondary Pain and Psychological Outcome Measures. J Pain. 2018 Dec;19(12):1471-1479. doi: 10.1016/j.jpain.2018.06.010. Epub 2018 Aug 24.
- Background: PubMed 30312459Turner BJ, Rodriguez N, Bobadilla R, Hernandez AE, Yin Z. Chronic Pain Self-Management Program for Low-Income Patients: Themes from a Qualitative Inquiry. Pain Med. 2020 Feb 1;21(2):e1-e8. doi: 10.1093/pm/pny192.
- Background: PubMed 31314560Bruns EB, Befus D, Wismer B, Knight K, Adler SR, Leonoudakis-Watts K, Thompson-Lastad A, Chao MT. Vulnerable Patients' Psychosocial Experiences in a Group-Based, Integrative Pain Management Program. J Altern Complement Med. 2019 Jul;25(7):719-726. doi: 10.1089/acm.2019.0074.
- Background: PubMed 33430427Pate JW, Tran E, Radhakrishnan S, Leaver AM. The Importance of Perceived Relevance: A Qualitative Evaluation of Patient's Perceptions of Value and Impact Following a Low-Intensity Group-Based Pain Management Program. Medicina (Kaunas). 2021 Jan 7;57(1):46. doi: 10.3390/medicina57010046.
- Background: PubMed 30700198Clauw DJ, Essex MN, Pitman V, Jones KD. Reframing chronic pain as a disease, not a symptom: rationale and implications for pain management. Postgrad Med. 2019 Apr;131(3):185-198. doi: 10.1080/00325481.2019.1574403. Epub 2019 Feb 11.
- Background: PubMed 21704872Turk DC, Wilson HD, Cahana A. Treatment of chronic non-cancer pain. Lancet. 2011 Jun 25;377(9784):2226-35. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(11)60402-9.
- Background: PubMed 32533892Suso-Ribera C, Yakobov E, Carriere JS, Garcia-Palacios A. The impact of chronic pain on patients and spouses: Consequences on occupational status, distribution of household chores and care-giving burden. Eur J Pain. 2020 Oct;24(9):1730-1740. doi: 10.1002/ejp.1616. Epub 2020 Jul 20.
- Background: PubMed 32321056Caceres-Matos R, Gil-Garcia E, Barrientos-Trigo S, Porcel-Galvez AM, Cabrera-Leon A. Consequences of Chronic Non-Cancer Pain in adulthood. Scoping Review. Rev Saude Publica. 2020 Apr 17;54:39. doi: 10.11606/s1518-8787.2020054001675. eCollection 2020.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: No
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
The record lists no contact. Use the official record to reach the sponsor.
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Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing Pain school intervention in people with Chronic Non-cancer Pain and Patient Education as Topic, run by Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet at 1 site in Denmark.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 4 inclusion and 5 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 23 Jan 2026. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in Denmark. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
The topic of the pain school session was relevant for me? (time frame: Day 1.). The study lists 2 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT07363746, which also lists 17 linked publications.
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 23 Jan 2026.