Status:
RECRUITING
Group-Based Psychological Treatments Over Video Conference for Older Veterans With Chronic Pain
Lead Sponsor:
VA Office of Research and Development
Conditions:
Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain
Eligibility:
All Genders
60-95 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
This study is being performed to compare the effects of three types of group-based psychological treatments delivered over video telehealth for chronic musculoskeletal pain in older U.S. military Vete...
Detailed Description
The overarching goal of the proposed research is to learn how to optimize group-based psychological treatments for chronic pain delivered over video telehealth to the homes of older Veterans. Chronic ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Eligible individuals are
- Veterans;
- age 60-95 years;
- have at least 3 months of musculoskeletal pain, including the following conditions: back, neck, leg, or pelvic pain; temporomandibular joint disorders; fibromyalgia; tension headaches; or any combination of these disorders; and
- have an average daily pain intensity of at least 4 on a 0 to 10 scale.
Exclusion
- pain conditions likely to respond pharmacologic or surgical treatment only when they are the primary or sole complaint: hip or knee osteoarthritis, leg pain greater than back pain (to exclude radiculopathy), electromyography-confirmed "tunnel" syndromes (e.g., carpal tunnel syndrome), gout, neuralgias, migraine, and cluster headaches;
- non-musculoskeletal pain conditions: autoimmune disease that typically generates pain (e.g., rheumatoid arthritis), cancer pain, sickle cell disease, burn pain, infection associated with pain, and cauda equina syndrome; and
- these conditions or circumstances: severe psychiatric disorder such as schizophrenia or bipolar I disorder not controlled with medications, active suicide or violence risk, active severe alcohol or substance use disorder, substantial cognitive impairment or dementia (assessed using telephone Mini-Mental State Examination (tMMSE) score \<19), previously completed EAET, CBT-CP, or MM/MBSR, currently enrolled in another psychological pain treatment, currently in pain-related litigation or applying for pain-related compensation or compensation increase, unable to fluently read or converse in English, no home internet access.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
October 1 2023
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
September 30 2027
Estimated Enrollment :
216 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT06004804
Start Date
October 1 2023
End Date
September 30 2027
Last Update
September 22 2025
Active Locations (2)
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1
VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, West Los Angeles, CA
West Los Angeles, California, United States, 90073-1003
2
VA Connecticut Healthcare System West Haven Campus, West Haven, CT
West Haven, Connecticut, United States, 06516-2770