Brief Pain Reprocessing Therapy in Veterans

NCT ID: NCT06771713

Last Updated: 2025-03-21

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

40 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2025-03-10

Study Completion Date

2027-06-30

Brief Summary

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This research is studying whether a Zoom-based behavioral intervention may have an impact as a treatment for Veterans with Chronic Low Back Pain (CLBP).

The study will examine:

* The acceptability of the Brief Pain Reprocessing Therapy (BPRT) intervention
* The feasibility of the BPRT intervention
* The safety of the BPRT intervention

Detailed Description

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This study will take place remotely and there will be no on-site visits.

Conditions

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Chronic Lower Back Pain (CLBP)

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Brief Pain Reprocessing Therapy (BPRT)

Participants will have therapy over the internet.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Brief Pain Reprocessing Therapy (BPRT)

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Participants will have three 90-minute behavioral intervention sessions over a 3-week period, completing 35 days of brief daily assessments, and one additional set of questionnaires.

Participants will also complete study questionnaires at 1, 2, 3, and 6 months after attending the 3 behavioral intervention sessions.

Interventions

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Brief Pain Reprocessing Therapy (BPRT)

Participants will have three 90-minute behavioral intervention sessions over a 3-week period, completing 35 days of brief daily assessments, and one additional set of questionnaires.

Participants will also complete study questionnaires at 1, 2, 3, and 6 months after attending the 3 behavioral intervention sessions.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Low back pain that has lasted greater than 6 months, with pain on at least half of these days
* Must provide verification of being an Armed Service Veteran.
* Able to read, write and speak English
* Internet access and audio-conferencing capability (e.g., Zoom meetings by phone or computer) in the home

Exclusion Criteria

* Self-reported evidence of a separate medical condition (e.g., rheumatoid arthritis), acute injury in the past 12 months (e.g., self-reported spinal fracture), self-reported loss of bowel or bladder control in the past year (which may indicate presence of cauda equina syndrome), or evidence of presence of a metastasizing cancer requiring treatment
* Pending surgical procedures or interventional therapies (e.g., spinal injections) within the next 12 months
* Confirmed/suspected pregnancy
* Evidence of other conditions that may preclude participants from understanding or being able to participate in study procedure (e.g., schizoaffective disorder, suspected or diagnosed dementia)
* Currently receiving cognitive-behavioral therapy or other psychological therapies for pain
* Open litigation in the past 1 year, as assessed in preliminary study screening.
* Any other diseases or conditions that would make a patient unsuitable for study participation as determined by the site principal investigators.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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United States Department of Defense

FED

Sponsor Role collaborator

University of Michigan

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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John Sturgeon

Clinical Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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John Sturgeon, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of Michigan

Locations

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University of Michigan

Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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United States

Central Contacts

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Vivian Kurtz

Role: CONTACT

734-615-9651

Meagan McBride

Role: CONTACT

734-615-9651

Facility Contacts

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Vivian Kurtz

Role: primary

Meagan McBride

Role: backup

Other Identifiers

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GRANT14011002

Identifier Type: OTHER_GRANT

Identifier Source: secondary_id

HUM00255952

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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