This Study
PTSD, comorbid chronic pain
CHRONIC PAIN, RECRUITMENT
The purpose of this paper is to describe the recruitment, onboarding, and attrition phases of a fully remote RCT assessing the efficacy of the MR intervention on veterans with comorbid chronic pain and PTSD and their partners. Baseline attrition will inform the acceptability of recruitment for MR, a remotely delivered CIH intervention in a national sample of veteran-partner dyads. Examining baseline attrition can also provide useful insights for determining demographic information, chronic pain and PTSD profiles, and geographic distribution for successfully enrolled participants. This includes considerations for the application of this remotely delivered intervention nationally to a clinically diverse patient population. Recommendations for effective recruitment and onboarding will be provided with lessons learned through qualitative interviews and modifications of the recruitment protocol methodology to assist similar RCTs that recruit from pools of veterans with comorbid chronic pain and PTSD.