Perioperative ACT for Preventing CPSP

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Back Pain, Spinal Stenosis, Spondylosis, Spondylolisthesis, Back Injury

In brief

The present study aims to adapt and modify a brief perioperative Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) intervention aimed at preventing the transition to Chronic Post-Surgical Pain (CPSP) and reducing long-term opioid use. Investigators will assess the acceptability, feasibility, and preliminary efficacy of the intervention via a non-randomized, non-controlled pilot trial.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT06750874

Run by

Samantha Meints

People needed

45

Starts

2023-01-04

Expected to finish

2026-03-30

Last updated by the study team

2026-05-01

Who can join

Age: 22 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• scheduled to undergo fusion, discectomy, vertebroplasty, kyphoplasty, or foraminotomy
• age 22 and older
• able to communicate fluently in English

You may not qualify if…

• inability to complete study procedures due to delirium, dementia, psychosis, or other cognitive impairment
• have a history of severe neurologic movement disorder
• are pregnant or intent to become pregnant during study
• have undergone previous spinal surgery
• have spinal deformity, pseudarthrosis, trauma, infection, or tumor as primary indication for surgery
• have undergone Acceptance and Commitment Therapy in last 2 years

Where it is running

• Brigham and Women's Hospital — Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, United States

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