Award
Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs HX-20-001
Preventing Chronic Post-Surgical Pain and Prolonged Opioid Use: The Perioperative Pain Self-Management Program
Recipient
MINNEAPOLIS VA MEDICAL CENTER
Awarded
September 21, 2025
Identifier
HX-20-001
A Veterans Affairs funded project to evaluate a pain self-management program to reduce chronic post-surgical pain and opioid use in Veterans through a randomized controlled trial.
Description
This project involves a hybrid efficacy-implementation randomized controlled trial to evaluate the Perioperative Pain Self-Management (PePS) program aimed at reducing chronic post-surgical pain and opioid use among Veterans. The study includes telephone-based sessions, secondary outcome assessments, and qualitative evaluations for implementation feasibility and costs.