NCT06406699

Feasibility and Acceptability of Group Pain Reprocessing Therapy for Veterans With Chronic Neck/Back Pain

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 46 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Colorado, Denver · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The investigators are conducting a trial that evaluates the feasibility of telehealth group pain reprocessing therapy (PRT), with no comparison group, for the treatment of chronic back pain in a population of veterans. PRT is a psychotherapy for chronic pain that aims to help patients reconceptualize their pain as a non-dangerous signal. It has been shown to be effective in a previous RCT (n=151).

Conditions

• Chronic Back Pain
• Chronic Pain
• Neck Pain
• Back Pain

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Pain Reprocessing Therapy (PRT)	PRT is a psychological intervention for chronic pain patients with a primary nociplastic component. PRT aims to help patients reconceptualize their pain as a non-dangerous signal that is not indicative of tissue pathology or structural abnormality. Through decreasing the threat level of their chronic pain, the pain itself can also resolve.

Timeline

• Start date: 2024-04-17
• Primary completion: 2025-01-25
• Completion: 2025-02-08
• First posted: 2024-05-09
• Last updated: 2025-07-03

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States