PEACE: Comparing Chronic Pain Treatment Options

Inclusion Criteria:

- English speaking

- Age >/= 18 years or older

- Having musculoskeletal pain, defined as regional (joints, extremities, back, neck) or
more generalized (fibromyalgia or chronic widespread pain)

- Having a pain rating of 4 or greater in worst pain on a 1-10 numerical rating scale in
the preceding week (Patients with a neuropathic component to their pain that involves
the extremities or back will be eligible)

- Having had pain for at least 3 months and at least 15 days with pain in the preceding
30 days

- A diagnosis of cancer with no restrictions placed on type of cancer, other than that
patients with metastatic disease will be excluded. Eligibility criteria are not
restricted to MSK confirmed biopsy/diagnosis. Participating institution's testing is
sufficient for other study sites.

- Complete active treatment (surgery, chemotherapy, and/or radiotherapy) at least one
month prior to study initiation (patients on continued hormone treatment will not be
excluded).

Exclusion Criteria:

- Have non-musculoskeletal pain syndromes (headache, facial pain, chest pain, visceral
abdominal pain) if these are the sole source of pain, but can be present as co-morbid
conditions as long as a patient has a primary musculoskeletal pain condition defined s
above.

- Inflammatory arthritis that require disease modifying drugs (e.g. rheumatoid
arthritis)

- Phantom limb pain

- Patients with a history of metastatic cancer who are not currently NED

- Have a pending pain-related VA or social security or worker's comp disability claim by
self-report

- Have an implanted electronically charged medical device