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Goal-Directed Resilience Training to Mitigate Chronic Pain in Former Football Players

Unknown statusNot applicableNCT04107519
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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)

The investigators propose to test a pilot study that teaches resilience skills to former football players who experience chronic pain. The purpose of this study is to see if learning resilience skills makes a difference in how former players manage chronic pain. This pilot study may advance methods to improve the well-being and quality of life of former players affected by pain.

Study details

Official title
Goal-Directed Resilience Training to Mitigate Chronic Pain in Former Football Players
Conditions
Interventions
  • Behavioral: Goal-Directed Resilience Training
Sponsor
Morehouse School of Medicine
Collaborators
Harvard Medical School (HMS and HSDM)
Start date
2019-08-14
Primary completion
2023-06-30
Sex
Male
Age range
from 18 Years to 65 Years
Healthy volunteers
true
Results posted
No results posted in this snapshot
Countries
United States
Total sites listed
1

Eligibility criteria

Show eligibility criteria (verbatim from the registry)
Eligibility Criteria Inclusion Criteria: * Former football player between 18 - 65 of age * Player has passed pre-selection and are referred by Harvard Football Players health study * Potentially diverse racial \& ethnic identities. Exclusion Criteria: * Active suicidality or suicidal intent requiring greater than outpatient level of care (Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale - CSSRS) * High risk drinking of alcohol (based on scoring guidelines of AUDIT-C) * Active psychosis (Psychosis Screener) * Inability to participate in a small group setting (self-reported inability to regulate constructive social interaction in small group setting * Inability to meet projected attendance requirements.

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT04107519