Decreasing Loneliness to Optimize Pain Care

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Conditions studied: Loneliness, Opioid Use

In brief

Loneliness, which is the perceived feeling of insufficient personal relationships, is related to higher risk for inappropriate opioid use and opioid use disorders in patients who are taking opioids long-term. The study seeks to pilot test the evidence-based loneliness interventions of psychological therapy and social navigation in patients on chronic opioids treated in primary care practices to determine if reducing loneliness can lower opioid misuse.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT06285032

Run by

University of Washington

People needed

102

Starts

2024-08-09

Expected to finish

2025-12-18

Last updated by the study team

2026-01-12

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• 18 years or older
• English-speaking
• On chronic opioids (defined as defined as 3 or more months receiving prescribed opioids [functional definition is 3 or more opioid prescriptions each less than 21 days apart as per our prior studies])
• With a score greater or equal to 6 on the UCLA Loneliness 3-item Scale
• Have a chronic pain diagnosis

You may not qualify if…

• Have cancer-related pain
• Are on palliative care or live in a controlled setting (i.e., assisted living, nursing home or inpatient treatment facility)
• Have an upcoming scheduled surgery
• Severe cognitive impairment or active psychosis

Where it is running

• University of Washington — Seattle, Washington, United States

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