Treatment of Veterans With Chronic Low Back Pain

Summary

The purpose of this study is to assess the effectiveness of hypnosis in the treatment of chronic low back pain.

Conditions

• Low Back Pain, Recurrent

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Hyp-8

8 weekly 1-hour sessions of therapist-guided hypnosis

BEHAVIORAL

Hyp-2 w recordings

2 weeks of 1-hour sessions of therapist-guided hypnosis + 6 weeks of daily home practice with hypnosis CDs

BEHAVIORAL

Hyp-8

8 weekly 1-hour sessions of therapist-guided hypnosis

BEHAVIORAL

Hyp-8 w recordings

8 weekly 1-hour sessions of therapist-guided hypnosis + daily home practice with hypnosis CDs

BEHAVIORAL

Hyp-2 w recordings

2 weeks of 1-hour sessions of therapist-guided hypnosis + 6 weeks of daily home practice with hypnosis CDs

BEHAVIORAL

Hyp-8

8 weekly 1-hour sessions of therapist-guided hypnosis

BEHAVIORAL

Hyp-8 w recordings

8 weekly 1-hour sessions of therapist-guided hypnosis + daily home practice with hypnosis CDs

BEHAVIORAL

BIO

8 weekly 1-hour sessions of EMG Biofeedback without hypnotic suggestion

Sponsors & Collaborators

• VA Office of Research and Development

  lead FED

Principal Investigators

• Wright Williams, PhD · Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center, Houston, TX

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

DOUBLE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

18 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2006-10-01

Primary Completion

2010-02-15

Completion

2018-06-30

Countries

• United States

Study Locations