Interactive Voice Response (IVR)-Based Treatment for Chronic Low Back Pain
Completed · Not applicable
Conditions studied: Chronic Low Back Pain
In brief
The proposed study will test how well an innovative method, interactive voice response (IVR), can be used for delivering an treatment for chronic low back pain. The use of IVR will improve the accessibility of treatment to Veterans. IVR is a computerized interface that allows patients to use their telephone to: 1) obtain pre-recorded didactic information, 2) report data regarding pain-related symptoms and adherence to pain coping skill practice, and 3) receive personalized therapist feedback. Although CBT has been shown to be effective in reducing pain intensity, traditional CBT requires patients to make frequent office visits. The use of IVR will allow Veterans to access CBT from their home via a touch-tone telephone, thereby allowing them to access treatment at their convenience without travel to the VA for an outpatient appointment. Veterans with chronic low back pain will be randomized in equal numbers to receive either standard CBT or IVR-based CBT. Veterans in both conditions will receive 10 session of treatment designed to help them manage their chronic pain using pain coping skills. The primary outcome measure will be pain intensity.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT01025752
- Run by
- VA Office of Research and Development
- People needed
- 134
- Starts
- 2011-05-01
- Expected to finish
- 2016-04-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2018-08-03
Who can join
Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- presence of at least a moderate level of pain (i.e., pain scores of > or = 4) and presence of pain for a period of > or = 3 months
- ability to participate safely in the walking portion of the intervention as evidenced by ability to walk at least one block
- availability of a touch-tone telephone and computer with internet access in the participant's residence
- Veteran receiving care at VA Connecticut Healthcare System
You may not qualify if…
- life threatening or acute medical condition that could impair participation (e.g., severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, lower limb amputation, terminal cancer);
- psychiatric condition (e.g., active substance abuse, psychosis or suicidality) that could impair participation
- surgical interventions for pain during their participation in this study
- sensory deficits that would impair participation (e.g., hearing loss to a degree that telephone usage is not possible).
Where it is running
- VA Connecticut Healthcare System West Haven Campus, West Haven, CT — West Haven, Connecticut, United States
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