Comparative Effectiveness of Online 8-session CBT vs. 1-Session Empowered Relief for Chronic Pain - The PROGRESS Study
Recruiting · NCT05612750 · Interventional (participants receive a specific treatment) · Lead sponsor: Stanford University
View the official record on ClinicalTrials.gov →Interventions studied
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Empowered Relief
What this trial is about
The purpose of this study is to conduct a pragmatic clinical trial comparing the effectiveness of: (1) 8-week cognitive behavioral therapy for chronic pain (pain-CBT; sixteen hours total treatment time); and (2) a 1-session pain relief skills intervention for chronic pain (Empowered Relief; two hours total treatment time).
Who can take part
Age range
18 Years and older
Sex
All (male and female)
Healthy volunteers
No - a diagnosis or condition is required
Phase
Not applicable (e.g. observational or device study)
Study type
Interventional (participants receive a specific treatment)
Inclusion criteria
- At least 18 years of age or older of either sex (and all genders).
- Chronic pain (pain that occurs on at least half of the days of 3 months or more).
- Past-month average pain intensity score of at least 3/10.
- Ability to adhere to and complete study protocols.
Exclusion criteria
- Inability to provide informed consent.
- Cognitive impairment, non-English speaking, or psychological factors that would preclude comprehension of material and/or full participation in the study including group treatment.
- Active suicidality documented in medical records.
- Study staff may exclude individuals with a known history of disruptive behavior to minimize contamination of the learning environment for an entire treatment cohort.
- Receipt of either study treatment in the past 3 months.
Where it is running
5 locations listed across 5 US states.
- Phoenix VA Health Care System - Phoenix, Arizona, United States
- SCAN Health Plan - Long Beach, California, United States
- Humana - Louisville, Kentucky, United States
- Lehigh Valley Health Network - Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States
- Intermountain Healthcare - Salt Lake City, Utah, United States