Tele-Collaborative Outreach to Rural Patients With Chronic Pain

Running, not enrolling · Phase 3

Conditions studied: Chronic Pain

In brief

This is a randomized controlled trial comparing the effectiveness of a remotely delivered collaborative care intervention for chronic pain versus a minimally enhanced control group. The specific aims of the study are: (1) compare the effectiveness of tele-collaborative pain care vs. minimally enhanced usual care to improve pain interference over 12 months of follow-up, and (2) oversample women and rural veterans of minoritized race/ethnicity to test heterogeneity of treatment effects across birth sex and race/ethnicity.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT06091202

Run by

Oregon Health and Science University

People needed

608

Starts

2024-07-11

Expected to finish

2027-06-01

Last updated by the study team

2026-05-28

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

• U.S. Veteran
• Rural Residence based on Rural Urban Commuting Area codes
• High Impact Chronic pain, determined through a phone screening
• Access to landline or cell phone
• English Speaking

You may not qualify if…

• Cognitive impairment that would impact participation in the study
• Plans to move in the next 3 months
• Surgery in the past 3 months
• In long-term inpatient or hospice care
• Terminal illness (defined as life expectancy of less than 12 months)
• Active participation in another pain intervention study

Where it is running

• VA Minneapolis Health Care System — Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
• VA Portland Health Care System — Portland, Oregon, United States
• VA Tennessee Valley Health Care System — Nashville, Tennessee, United States
• VA North Texas Health Care System — Dallas, Texas, United States

Full record on ClinicalTrials.gov

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