Comparing Single-Session Therapies for Chronic Pain

NCT ID
NCT07008105
Registry status
Recruiting
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Not applicable
Sponsor
Mark A. Lumley
Conditions
Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain

Overview

ClinicalTrials.gov lists this study as Recruiting.

Official title: Comparing a Single-Session of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Pain Reprocessing Therapy, and Emotion Awareness and Expression Therapy for Chronic Pain

Enrollment: 160 participants (Estimated).

What is being studied

  • Intervention: Behavior Therapy
  • Intervention: Behavioral Disciplines and Activities
  • Behavioral: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
  • Intervention: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
  • Behavioral: Emotion Awareness and Expression Therapy
  • Behavioral: Pain Reprocessing Therapy
  • Intervention: Psychotherapy

Who may be eligible

Ages
18 Years to no maximum
Sex
All
Healthy volunteers accepted
No

ClinicalTrials.gov lists the following eligibility criteria.

Inclusion Criteria: * Pain for at least 3 months and experienced 4 or more days/week for the past 6 months * Pain intensity last week is \>= 3 (0 to 10 rating scale) * Pain interference last week is \>= 3 (0 to 10 rating scale) * At least age 18 * Lives in United States * Fluent in English * Has personal computer/tablet and internet access * Able to attend one 90-minute session * Willing to be randomized * Seeking to improve their pain-related status via a psychological therapy Exclusion Criteria: * Past 2 years (treated for or having experienced): * Complex regional pain syndrome * Epilepsy/seizure disorder * Autoimmune disease * Liver disease * Cancer * Heart disease * Substance dependence or use disorder * Schizophrenia or other psychotic disorder * Bipolar disorder * Obsessive-compulsive disorder * Borderline personality disorder * Suicide attempt or suicide intention or impulse * Major medical procedure scheduled within next 2 months * Applied for/ litigating for pain-related disability/worker's compensation (past year). * Major life event/stressor in past 6 months * Cognitive impairment (screener score \<=4)

Study locations

2 study locations are listed.

Recruiting site status is explicitly provided for 2 locations; 2 are listed as Recruiting.

Countries: United States

  • Illinois, United States: 1
  • Michigan, United States: 1

Sample of listed locations

  • Rush University Medical Center — Chicago, Illinois, 60612, United States — Recruiting
  • Wayne State University — Detroit, Michigan, 48202, United States — Recruiting

Study details

Start date
July 15, 2025
Primary completion date
June 1, 2026
Completion date
August 1, 2026
First posted
June 6, 2025

Source and update information

Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
NCT ID
NCT07008105
Registry last updated
July 15, 2025
QualifiedStudies registry data refreshed
October 2, 2026
QualifiedStudies record fetched
October 2, 2026

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