Comparative Effectiveness of Online 8-session CBT vs. 1-Session Empowered Relief for Chronic Pain - The PROGRESS Study

RecruitingNot applicableNCT05612750

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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 purpose of this study is to conduct a pragmatic clinical trial comparing the effectiveness of: (1) 8-week cognitive behavioral therapy for chronic pain (pain-CBT; sixteen hours total treatment time); and (2) a 1-session pain relief skills intervention for chronic pain (Empowered Relief; two hours total treatment time).

Study details

Official title: Comparative Effectiveness of Online Cognitive Behavioral Therapy vs. An Online Single-Session Pain Relief Skills Class for Chronic Pain - The PROGRESS Study
Conditions: Pain, Chronic
Lupus
Pelvic Pain
Interventions: Behavioral: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
Behavioral: Empowered Relief
Sponsor: Stanford University
Collaborators: Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute
Start date: 2023-01-01
Primary completion: 2029-05-01
Sex: All
Age range: from 18 Years
Results posted: No results posted in this snapshot
Countries: United States
Total sites listed: 5

Eligibility criteria

Show eligibility criteria (verbatim from the registry)

Inclusion Criteria: 1. At least 18 years of age or older of either sex (and all genders). 2. Chronic pain (pain that occurs on at least half of the days of 3 months or more). 3. Past-month average pain intensity score of at least 3/10. 4. Ability to adhere to and complete study protocols. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Inability to provide informed consent. 2. Cognitive impairment, non-English speaking, or psychological factors that would preclude comprehension of material and/or full participation in the study including group treatment. 3. Active suicidality documented in medical records. 4. Study staff may exclude individuals with a known history of disruptive behavior to minimize contamination of the learning environment for an entire treatment cohort. 5. Receipt of either study treatment in the past 3 months.

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05612750