Pain and Loneliness
CompletedNot applicableNCT05455476
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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)
Loneliness-feeling socially isolated-is a stressor that is associated with chronic pain. The investigators will first conduct a small trial of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Loneliness (CBT-L)in Veterans with chronic pain reporting loneliness. After completing this small trial, the investigators will randomize-like a flip of a coin-a total of 40 participants to receive either CBT-L or CBT for Chronic Pain. The investigators will assess loneliness, the quality and quantity of social interactions, and pain outcomes such as pain-related interference, and thinking the worst about one's pain at baseline and after the treatment period. The investigators will also track participant flow, therapist adherence to the manual, participant homework completion, and participant satisfaction with the treatment.
Study details
- Official title
- Telehealth CBT to Address Social Isolation in Veterans With Chronic Pain
- Conditions
- Interventions
- Behavioral: CBT for Loneliness
- Behavioral: CBT for Chronic Pain
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
- Start date
- 2023-04-01
- Primary completion
- 2024-11-30
- Sex
- All
- Age range
- from 18 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: * Are English-speaking * Are 18 years of age or older * Have access to a phone or computer * Report pain that occurs on at least half the days for six months or more * Score at least 4 (of 10) on each of the three items on the PEG (Pain intensity, and Pain interference in Enjoying activities and General activities) * Screen positive for loneliness by scoring at least a T-score \> 60 on the NIH Toolbox loneliness scale Exclusion Criteria: * Do not understand informed consent * Had a recent or have an upcoming surgery * Have significant unstable or uncontrolled medical conditions, including cancer requiring ongoing oncology treatment * Active severe substance use disorder
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05455476