Transitional Pain Services and Clinics: A Scoping Review of Recent Literature

Published on April 7, 2026

J Pain Res. 2026 Jan 31;19:548214. doi: 10.2147/JPR.S548214. eCollection 2026.

ABSTRACT

PURPOSE: The goal of manuscript is to summarize and synthesize the body of literature on Transitional Pain Services and Clinics (TPS/Cs), highlighting models, outcomes, and implementation considerations.

METHODS: Using a published, Artificial Intelligence-assisted, interactive algorithm, PubMed, CINAHL, and SCOPUS listed literature were searched for all articles related to TPS/Cs published in the last 10 years.

RESULTS: 58 relevant articles were identified and grouped into six topics.

CONCLUSION: Multiple models of TPS/Cs were identified. The most commonly described were multidisciplinary clinics of pain physicians, nurses, psychologists, physiologists, and other health-related personnel. Mostly, retrospective literature suggests that TPS/Cs can effectively bridge acute postoperative pain management with sustained long-term care, particularly for patients at higher risk of chronic postsurgical pain and opioid misuse. More prospective and randomized trials are needed.

PMID:41878084 | PMC:PMC13007931 | DOI:10.2147/JPR.S548214

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