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Social & Behavioral Rhythms in Chronic Pain

NCT03022643 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 62

Last updated 2019-03-15

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Summary

Behavioral and biological rhythms are essential for health. No study evaluated behavioral rhythm or rhythm regulation in chronic pain and how this impacts functioning. The objective of this study is to gather preliminary data, focusing on the role of behavioral rhythms in the cardinal clinical symptoms of chronic pain (i.e., sleep, fatigue, and mood). Additionally, this study will provide preliminary data for the feasibility and acceptability of the therapeutic approach aiming to strengthen behavioral rhythms for patients with chronic pain.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Interpersonal Social Rhythms Psychotherapy

The treatment involves 8-weeks of individual psychotherapy. Weekly sessions will be 60-minute long and will take place at the Pain Research Center. The treatment focuses on 1) the link between life events, pain severity, sleep disturbances, fatigue, and mood, 2) social and behavioral rhythms and sleep-wake disturbances, 3) identification and management of rhythm dysregulation and the triggers for it, 4) allowing and facilitating the mourning of the loss healthy self, 5) identification and appropriate management of symptoms.

OTHER

Bright Light Device

All patients will be provided with a bright light device (Re-Timer) and will be instructed to use it in the first 2-hours of the day (for a minimum of 30 minutes) throughout the 8-week treatment period.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Ariel B Neikrug, PhD · University of Utah

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SCREENING
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2016-11-30
Primary Completion
2017-06-30
Completion
2017-06-30

Countries

  • United States

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