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Can Therapy Alter CNS Processing of Chronic Pain: A Longitudinal Study

NCT01794988 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 120

Last updated 2013-02-20

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Summary

The purpose of this study is to investigate whether a psycho-therapeutic approach, group Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) plus a relapse prevention program, Therapeutic Interactive Voice Response (TIVR), modifies the dysfunctional sensory, emotional, and cognitive neural circuitry associated with chronic pain.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Group Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Each CBT session will last 90 minutes and will teach participants specific skills to better cope with chronic pain. These skills will include breathing exercises, distraction, and relaxation techniques.

BEHAVIORAL

Pain Education

Subjects will receive mailed educational materials to their homes on a weekly basis. Weekly materials will contain information about the nature of chronic back pain, treatment options, exercises and stretching techniques for maintaining strength and flexibility, and proper protection for a healthy back. Pain education is the standard of care for most outpatient clinics.

BEHAVIORAL

Therapeutic Interactive Voice Response

Therapeutic Interactive Voice Response as a daily self monitoring and relapse prevention tool with didactic reviews and practices of recorded skills and monthly feedback based on daily calls.

BEHAVIORAL

NO TIVR

Control - no intervention

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS)

    collaborator NIH

  • University of Vermont

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Magdalena Naylor, MD, PhD · Faculty, University of Vermont College of Medicine

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
FACTORIAL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
75 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2010-07-31
Primary Completion
2015-06-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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