Feasibility and Acceptability of Group Pain Reprocessing Therapy for Veterans With Chronic Neck/B… (NCT06406699) | Clinical Trial Compass
CompletedNot Applicable
Feasibility and Acceptability of Group Pain Reprocessing Therapy for Veterans With Chronic Neck/Back Pain
United States46 participantsStarted 2024-04-17
Plain-language summary
The investigators are conducting a trial that evaluates the feasibility of telehealth group pain reprocessing therapy (PRT), with no comparison group, for the treatment of chronic back pain in a population of veterans. PRT is a psychotherapy for chronic pain that aims to help patients reconceptualize their pain as a non-dangerous signal. It has been shown to be effective in a previous RCT (n=151).
Who can participate
Age range18 Years
SexALL
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Inclusion Criteria:
* At least 6 months of back pain with last week average back pain at least 4/10
* Able to attend at least 7/8 telehealth group sessions
* Access to safe living space, quite room, reliable internet, and electronic device that can be used to attend telehealth therapy sessions.
Exclusion Criteria:
* Leg pain that is worse than back pain
* Suicide attempt, SI, HI, or inpatient psychiatric hospitalization in the past 5 years
* Not receiving/has not received disability or workers compensation related to back pain in the past 2 years.
* Is not currently involved in litigation regarding chronic back pain.
* Current misuse or overuse of alcohol or drugs
* Major surgery or other major medical events in the next 6 months
* Known vertebral/spinal fracture or tumor.
* Back surgery within last 2 years
* Difficulty controlling bowel movements
* Current or recent diagnosis of cancer
* Current or recent diagnosis of severe cardiovascular disease
* Unexplained or unintended greater than 20 pound weight loss in the past year
* Diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis, polymyalgia rheumatica, scleroderma, Lupus, polymyositis, or other specific inflammatory disorders
What they're measuring
1
PEG-3 Average Pain in last week
Timeframe: Baseline, Post-treatment, and 2-months post-treatment