Telephone-Delivered Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Chronic Pain
Completed · Not applicable
Conditions studied: Pain
In brief
The purpose of this study is to determine whether telephone-delivered cognitive behavior therapy is effective in the treatment of chronic pain. To examine the effectiveness of this approach, a two-arm randomized clinical trial was conducted with 98 individuals, 55 years of age and older, who suffered from chronic pain, recruited from a primary care clinic at the VA Medical Center in San Francisco and affiliated VA Community-based Outpatient Clinics (CBOCs) in Santa Rosa, San Bruno, Ukiah, and Eureka.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT00371267
- Run by
- US Department of Veterans Affairs
- People needed
- 101
- Starts
- 2006-10-01
- Expected to finish
- 2010-09-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2014-11-06
Who can join
Age: 55 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Potential subjects must be:
- veterans enrolled in a VA primary care clinic
- at least 55 years of age
- have access to a telephone
- have documented pain for at least the past year
- a pain disorder involving muscle strain and inflammation, trauma to nerves, or central nervous system dysfunction
- Their pain condition must be stable and participants must have no clear indication for specific medical/surgical intervention.
You may not qualify if…
- Patients were excluded who were:
- psychotic
- cognitively impaired
- show significant suicidal risk (history of multiple suicide attempts or actively suicidal)
- currently abusing alcohol or other drugs, including prescribed opioid pain medications
- voice impairment that would prevent participation in telephone counseling
- visual impairment that would prevent use of the workbook and completion of assessment materials.
- Patients will also be excluded who have an unstable medical condition and clear indication for specific medical/surgical intervention in the near future.
Where it is running
- VA Medical Center, San Francisco — San Francisco, California, United States
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