Table 5 Remediation strategies for VA Medical Centers (VAMCs) in the Pain Management Collaboratory (PMC)
VAMC | Remediation plan | |
|---|---|---|
Tampa, FL San Antonio, TX Little Rock, AK Portland, OR St. Louis, MO | PMC #6 | • Exclude participants enrolled in other ongoing pain intervention trials. |
PMC #7 | • No action required. Not anticipated to be an issue with other PMC trials. | |
PMC #11 | • No action required. Not anticipated to be an issue with other PMC trials. | |
VACT, CT | PMC #2 | • Exclude participants enrolled in other ongoing pain intervention trials. • Exclude participants using ≥ 3 non-pharmacologic pain treatment modalities. |
PMC #3 | • Exclude participants enrolled in other ongoing pain intervention trials | |
PMC #6 | • Exclude participants enrolled in other ongoing pain intervention trials | |
Greater LA, CA Minneapolis, MN | PMC #3 | • Exclude participants enrolled in other ongoing pain intervention trials. |
PMC #8 | • No action required. | |
Durham, NC | PMC #4 | • No action required. Not anticipated to be an issue with other PMC trial. |
PMC #8 | • No action required. Not anticipated to be an issue with other PMC trial. | |
Salisbury, NC | PMC #4 | • Avoid—do not recruit at this site. |
PMC #7 | • No action required. | |
Boston, MA | PMC #2 | • Exclude participants enrolled in other ongoing pain intervention trials. • Exclude participants using ≥ 3 non-pharmacologic pain treatment modalities. |
PMC #7 | • No action required. | |
Charleston, SC | PMC #1 | • Coordinate site-recruitment efforts by avoiding clinics used by PMC #4. |
PMC #4 | • Coordinate site-recruitment efforts by communicating locations with PMC #1. | |