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Emotional Awareness and Expression Therapy for Chronic Pain and Opioid Use Disorder

NCT06865560 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 30

Last updated 2025-10-24

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The study is intended to test whether a group-based Zoom behavioral treatment can help adults with chronic pain and opioid use disorder (OUD) learn effective strategies for reducing pain, disability and other problems that can come with these conditions (such as depression, anxiety, and difficulty managing emotions).

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Emotional Awareness and Expression Therapy (EAET)

A validated, 8-week, group-based telehealth-based behavioral intervention for chronic pain. Session content will include pain neuroscience education, emotion-focused expressive writing, in-vivo emotional expression practices, self-compassion and forgiveness exercises, and assertive communication strategies. Participants will also be provided handouts and pre-recorded guided imagery and cognitive exercises that they can use to facilitate between-session practices.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • John Sturgeon, PhD · University of Michigan

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2025-06-03
Primary Completion
2026-10-31
Completion
2027-01-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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Read the full study record

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