Cognitive Flexibility Training for Persistent Pain: Neuroimaging Pilot (COFLEX-i)

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Chronic Pain, Knee Pain Chronic, Hip Pain Chronic, Back Pain

In brief

To determine whether a 5-week computer-based cognitive training intervention results in changes in resting-state functional connectivity (rsFC) within the brain networks.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03720821

Run by

Washington University School of Medicine

People needed

46

Starts

2019-07-16

Expected to finish

2022-02-25

Last updated by the study team

2022-04-13

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 70. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Adults between 18 to 70 years old with chronic hip, knee or back pain for >3 months
• Documented moderate to severe chronic pain
• English fluency
• Access to a computer at home and an email account

You may not qualify if…

• Lack of email/lack of basic computer skills
• Diagnosed Alzheimer's or documented severe cognitive impairment
• Severely impaired vision or color blindness
• Unable to complete cognitive testing
• An interventional pain procedure within one week prior to enrollment testing
• Scheduled to undergo a pain procedure during the five weeks of cognitive training
• Self-reported claustrophobia
• Contraindication to an MRI scan (i.e. presence of metallic foreign body such as an artificial joint or aneurism clip, implanted pacemaker or spinal cord stimulator)

Where it is running

• Washington University in Saint Louis — St Louis, Missouri, United States

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