Assessing the Efficacy of an Acceptance-Based Digital Intervention for Veterans With Chronic Pain
RecruitingNot applicableNCT06058624
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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)
Pain has been identified as among the most frequent presenting medical complaints, in particular within primary care for Veterans. There are few areas of daily living and functioning that pain intensity does not impact, with reported pain intensity related to difficulties in social situations and changes in activities of daily life, sleep, and appetite. Therapeutic interventions such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Chronic Pain (ACT-CP) that target issues related to the cognitions and emotional concerns related to chronic pain have been well-documented for reduction of associated psychiatric symptoms and modest pain relief. At the same time, online programming can improve the ability of pain psychoeducation programs and ACT-CP to reach patients. The proposed project will compare online Veteran ACT for Chronic Pain (VACT-CP) compared to another pain program, Online Pain School, to evaluate how they assist Veterans with chronic pain to improve their functioning, pain management, and quality of life.
Study details
- Official title
- Assessing the Efficacy of an Acceptance-Based Digital Intervention to Improve Functioning for Veterans With Chronic Pain
- Conditions
- Interventions
- Behavioral: Veteran ACT for Chronic Pain (VACT-CP)
- Behavioral: Online Pain School
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
- Collaborators
- North Texas Veterans Healthcare System; VA Connecticut Healthcare System
- Start date
- 2024-07-31
- Primary completion
- 2027-05-01
- Sex
- All
- Age range
- from 18 Years
- Results posted
- No results posted in this snapshot
- Countries
- United States
- Total sites listed
- 3
Eligibility criteria
Show eligibility criteria (verbatim from the registry)
Inclusion Criteria: * Current diagnosis of non-cancer chronic pain, defined by: * 1a at least one pain-related diagnosis indicated by an ICD-9 or -10 code related to either Musculoskeletal pain or Joint Problems/Osteoarthritis * 1b. minimum Grade 1 or 2 on the Graded Chronic Pain Scale * Has a computer and working, high-speed wireless internet connection at home * Competent to provide written informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Any current or lifetime DSM-5 psychotic disorder * Current or recent (within 1 month of study entry) DSM-5 substance use disorder * Current use of any other chronic pain-related psychological treatment * Clinically significant suicidality within the past year * Any cognitive or physical impairment that would interfere with study participation of using a computer and providing feedback
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06058624