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Virtual Human Technology for Patients With Chronic Pain

NCT04349033 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 94

Last updated 2024-03-12

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Summary

The experimental study compares three virtual human interviews of patients with chronic musculoskeletal pain: Emotional disclosure and brain, emotional disclosure only, basic information control. Effects on attitudes and clinical outcomes at 1-month follow-up are assessed.

Conditions

  • Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Emotional Disclosure and Brain Education

Patients are interviewed about a number of aspects of their lives (stress, other illnesses, personality, adverse childhood experiences), and these are explored as part of education of the brain's role in their pain.

BEHAVIORAL

Emotional Disclosure Only

Patients are interviewed about a number of aspects of their lives, but without brain education

BEHAVIORAL

Pain Information Control

Patients are interviewed about their pain history and other basic, non-disclosure information about their health.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Southern California

    collaborator OTHER

  • Wayne State University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Doerte U Junghaenel, PhD · University of Southern California

  • Mark A Lumley, PhD · Wayne State University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2021-02-10
Primary Completion
2021-08-01
Completion
2021-08-01

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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