Comparative Effectiveness of Online 8-session CBT vs. 1-Session Empowered Relief for Chronic Pain - The PROGRESS Study

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Conditions studied: Pain, Chronic, Lupus, Pelvic Pain

In brief

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).

Key facts

Study ID

NCT05612750

Run by

Stanford University

People needed

1650

Starts

2023-01-01

Expected to finish

2029-05-01

Last updated by the study team

2026-05-11

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

• 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.

You may not qualify if…

• 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

• SCAN Health Plan — Long Beach, California, United States (enrolling)
• Lehigh Valley Health Network — Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States (enrolling)
• Intermountain Healthcare — Salt Lake City, Utah, United States (enrolling)
• Phoenix VA Health Care System — Phoenix, Arizona, United States
• Humana — Louisville, Kentucky, United States

Full record on ClinicalTrials.gov

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