Pain Management Teams Using Whole Health to Optimize Function and Safety in Veterans: The TEAMWORK Trial

NCT ID
NCT07149870
Registry status
Recruiting
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Not applicable
Sponsor
VA Office of Research and Development
Conditions
Chronic Pain

Overview

ClinicalTrials.gov lists this study as Recruiting.

Enrollment: 432 participants (Estimated).

What is being studied

  • Other: Pain Management Team + Whole Health Coach (PMT-WHC)
  • Other: Pain Management Team-Usual Care (PMT-UC)

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: 1. High-impact chronic pain (defined using the Graded Chronic Pain Scale - Revised). 2. Active prescription for long-term opioid therapy (LTOT; including full agonist and buprenorphine) (\>90 days continuous prescription). 3. Exhibit evidence of at least ONE opioid safety concern (\*indicators of opioid safety concerns described below). * Opioid safety concerns for inclusion purposes include: 1. moderate-to-high dose opioid prescription (morphine equivalent daily dose \>60mg) 2. comorbid conditions that increase the risk of full-agonist opioids including chronic pulmonary disease (e.g., emphysema, chronic bronchitis, asthma, or other breathing problems), sleep apnea, chronic kidney disease, chronic hepatitis or cirrhosis 3. active high-risk co-prescriptions, including long-term benzodiazepine prescription, gabapentin or pregabalin, nonbenzodiazepine hypnotic agents or sedative hypnotics, or skeletal muscle relaxants 4. a positive TAPS or AUDIT-C score 5. reported score of \>8 as measured by the Prescribed Opioids Difficulties Scale (PODS). Exclusion Criteria: 1. Moderate to severe cognitive impairment as measured by the Blessed Orientation Memory Concentration (BOMC) screening tool. 2. Inability to read or understand English. 3. Severely impaired hearing or speech that would preclude participation in telephone interviews or appointments with the Whole Health Coach. 4. Terminal illness/disease with a prognosis of \<12 months. 5. Planned move/relocation outside of the treatment areas of the participating enrolling study sites. 6. Participants actively working with a Whole Health Coach or who have worked with a Whole Health Coach in the 6-months prior to enrollment. 7. Major surgical procedure planned during the study treatment or follow-up period. 8. a recent suicide attempt, defined as documented and/or reported suicide attempt within 90 days of the screening date.

Study locations

5 study locations are listed.

Recruiting site status is explicitly provided for 5 locations; 4 are listed as Recruiting.

Countries: United States

  • Alabama, United States: 1
  • Arkansas, United States: 1
  • Colorado, United States: 1
  • Connecticut, United States: 1
  • Idaho, United States: 1

Sample of listed locations

  • Birmingham VA Medical Center, Birmingham, AL — Birmingham, Alabama, 35233-1927, United States — Recruiting
  • Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center, Aurora, CO — Aurora, Colorado, 80045-7211, United States — Recruiting
  • VA Connecticut Healthcare System West Haven Campus, West Haven, CT — West Haven, Connecticut, 06516-2770, United States — Recruiting
  • Boise VA Medical Center, Boise, ID — Boise, Idaho, 83702, United States — Recruiting
  • Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System , Little Rock, AR — Little Rock, Arkansas, 72205, United States — Withdrawn

Study details

Start date
November 20, 2025
Primary completion date
October 1, 2029
Completion date
October 1, 2029
First posted
September 2, 2025

Source and update information

Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
NCT ID
NCT07149870
Registry last updated
August 17, 2026
QualifiedStudies registry data refreshed
October 2, 2026
QualifiedStudies record fetched
October 2, 2026

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