Feasibility Testing of the "Face-Forward-Web" Program for Chronic Orofacial Pain
NCT ID: NCT06754917
Last Updated: 2025-10-24
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Basic Information
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RECRUITING
NA
30 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2025-09-15
2026-09-01
Brief Summary
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Deliverables: \[1\] Adapt and refine open pilot protocol, patient recruitment, and other study materials. \[2\] Assess the feasibility, acceptability, and credibility of Face-Forward-Web and optimize the intervention methodology in preparation for a future efficacy study.
This research leverages mixed methods information to evaluate the feasibility, acceptability, and credibility of Face-Forward-Web and optimize the intervention and study methodology in preparation for the subsequent pilot study and again later, for a pilot feasibility randomized control trial (RCT).
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Detailed Description
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Face-Forward-Web, adapted from GetActive (a mind-body program for patients with chronic musculoskeletal pain), is a mind-body program for COP and consists of 5 on-demand sessions over a web platform, each being approximately 30 minutes long. The program will teach relaxation (deep breething), mindfulness, and cognitive-behavioral skills to reduce pain and improve emotional welbeing in patients with COP. At the conclusion of each session, an interactive quiz covering the session's content is given to foster a stronger, and more long term, understanding of the material. Throughout the program, encouragements to practice and track the use of Face-Forward-Web skills are disseminated outside and/or between sessions through a variety of means (e.g, text, phone call, email), depending on individual preferenes. Home practice materials include Web-based audio and video clips (e.g., 5 min mindfulness of pain for COP) but, engagement in self-guided skill practice is also permitted.
Following program completion, there will be a one-time 15-30 minute exit interview to elicit subject perceptions of Face-Forward-Web and any recommendations to improve intervention quality. This information will be used to further adapt and optimize Face-Forward-Web prior to future efficacy testing.
Assessments: Baseline (0 weeks), post-test (5 weeks), and 3-month follow-up (17 weeks) survey assessments.
Conditions
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Study Design
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NA
SINGLE_GROUP
OTHER
NONE
Study Groups
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Face-Forward-Web
A 5-session web-based mind-body pain management intervention focused on decreasing pain and disability (physical and emotional) among adult patients with chronic orofacial pain.
Face-Forward-Web
This is a self-administered web-based mind-body intervention that consists of 5 30-minute video sessions disseminating tailored relaxation, mindfulness, and cognitive-behavioral skills for COP. Ultimately, the Face-Forward-Web program aims to increase patients' physical and emotional functioning and decrease pain intensity and maladaptive coping behaviors.
Interventions
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Face-Forward-Web
This is a self-administered web-based mind-body intervention that consists of 5 30-minute video sessions disseminating tailored relaxation, mindfulness, and cognitive-behavioral skills for COP. Ultimately, the Face-Forward-Web program aims to increase patients' physical and emotional functioning and decrease pain intensity and maladaptive coping behaviors.
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
2. English fluency and literacy
3. Nonmalignant chronic (\>3 months) orofacial pain
4. Ability and willingness to participate in the Face-Forward web-platform intervention
5. Free of concurrent psychotropic medication 2 week prior to participation OR stable psychotropic medication dose and type for ≥ 6 weeks
6. Pain score ≥4/10 on the Numerical Rating Scale
7. Owns (or has easy access to) a device with internet access
Exclusion Criteria
2. Participation in mind-body or cognitive-behavioral therapy in the past 3 months
3. Severe untreated mental health disorder (e.g., psychosis)
4. Active suicidal ideation with plan or intent
5. Pregnancy
18 Years
18 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR)
NIH
Massachusetts General Hospital
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Jonathan Greenberg
Principal Investigator
Locations
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Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Countries
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Central Contacts
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Facility Contacts
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References
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Lovette BC, Bakhshaie J, Kulich R, Shaefer JR, Cheng HT, He S, Vranceanu AM, Greenberg J. Development of a Novel Web-Based Intervention Targeting Pain-Related Outcomes in Individuals With Chronic Orofacial Pain: Protocol for a Mixed Methods Study. JMIR Res Protoc. 2025 Aug 20;14:e71839. doi: 10.2196/71839.
Other Identifiers
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2024P003501
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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