Brief Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Chronic Pain
CompletedNot applicableNCT03490981
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This study has no listed site in Canada in this snapshot. It is included as part of the worldwide chronic pain corpus.
Brief summary (from the registry)
Brief Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Chronic Pain (Brief CBT-CP) is designed specifically for use in integrated care settings. The first objective of the proposed study is to conduct a pilot randomized controlled trial of Brief CBT-CP compared to primary care treatment as usual to assess feasibility (i.e., recruitment and retention of participants, appropriateness of measures, and assessment of fidelity of service delivery). This trial will also preliminarily assess treatment effectiveness by examining changes in pain-related physical interference, psychological distress, pain intensity, and other related outcomes. Thirty eligible participants will be randomized into either Brief CBT-CP and primary care treatment as usual or primary care treatment as usual only. Eligible Veterans will include those with chronic musculoskeletal pain and pain-related functional impairment identified from primary care. Participants assigned to Brief CBT-CP will receive six sessions of treatment in 30-minute appointments. This intervention will include education and goal setting, activities and pacing, relaxation skills, cognitive coping, and relapse prevention. Assessments will include validated self-report measures that will take place at pre-treatment (baseline), post-treatment, and at 12-week follow-up. The second objective of this study will be to explore patient and provider perceptions of Brief CBT-CP to identify potential modifications that will improve its quality and overall feasibility of delivery in future work. Participants will include up to 12 staff members as well as up to 12 patients who were randomized to Brief CBT-CP. Participants will be interviewed by telephone about key components of the treatment. Participants will comment on protocol and procedures in terms of acceptability (the perception that a treatment is agreeable or that its specific components are satisfactory), appropriateness (the perceived fit or compatibility of the intervention for a given provider …
Study details
- Official title
- RCT of Brief Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Chronic Pain
- Conditions
- Interventions
- Other: Treatment as usual (TAU)
- Behavioral: Brief Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Chronic Pain (Brief CBT-CP)
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
- Start date
- 2018-10-01
- Primary completion
- 2020-01-20
- Sex
- All
- Age range
- from 18 Years to 79 Years
- Results posted
- Yes, on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Countries
- United States
- Total sites listed
- 1
Eligibility criteria
Show eligibility criteria (verbatim from the registry)
Inclusion Criteria: * A diagnosis of musculoskeletal pain of three months * Pain-related functional impairment * If currently prescribed pain or psychiatric medicine, a stable dose in the last three months (other than over-the-counter medicines) * Conversant in English * Established history of Veterans Affairs primary care utilization (i.e., at least one primary care visit in the past year) Exclusion Criteria: * Current engagement in psychotherapy or behavioral intervention provided by behavioral medicine services, specialty mental health, or Primary Care Mental Health Integration services for any indication. Note that medication management through these services is not excluded. * Receiving medical treatments (e.g., surgery, injections) known to impact pain-related outcomes * Endorsement of imminent suicide risk * Current substance use problems (i.e., alcohol, opioids, benzodiazepines, or other drugs) * Unstable psychiatric status (e.g., active psychosis, current mania) * Diagnosed with major or minor neurocognitive disorder * Unwilling to have treatment sessions audio recorded
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT03490981