Management of Pain in Persons With Multiple Sclerosis

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Conditions studied: Multiple Sclerosis, Pain

In brief

The purpose of this study is to see if treatments that include components of self-hypnosis training and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) can help decrease pain in people with MS.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00621374

Run by

University of Washington

People needed

22

Starts

2008-02-01

Expected to finish

2009-06-01

Last updated by the study team

2013-01-16

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Chronic ongoing pain (i.e., pain at all times) with an average pain intensity of at least 4/10 on 0-10 numeric rating scale
• Pain is either worse or started since the onset of other MS symptoms.
• Pain of at least six months duration.
• Reads, speaks and understands English.
• Definitive diagnosis of multiple sclerosis (MS)
• At least 18 years of age
• Recruited from a recruitment source approved by the IRB

You may not qualify if…

• Severe cognitive impairment resulting in the inability to verbally comprehend, learn, and recall new auditory verbal information, as reflected by a TICS score of 20 or less.
• Currently participating in counseling and/or psychotherapy more than once a week.
• Currently taking anti-psychotic medications
• Has been hospitalized for psychiatric reasons in the past six months
• Experiencing current active suicidal ideation.
• Has received treatment or participated in a clinical trial that involved significant elements of either CBT or hypnosis within the past year.

Where it is running

• University of Washington — Seattle, Washington, United States

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