Status:
COMPLETED
Telephone Cognitive Behavior Therapy for OEF Veterans With Pain
Lead Sponsor:
US Department of Veterans Affairs
Conditions:
Chronic Pain
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-50 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
We conducted a randomized clinical trial comparing telephone-delivered cognitive behavior therapy and pain education control. We enrolled 41 OEF/OIF/OND veterans with chronic pain and randomizing them...
Detailed Description
In the VHA, over 50% of OEF/OIF/OND veterans who are seen in primary care settings report disabling pain symptoms. Although cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) is now commonly employed within interdiscip...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- To be eligible to participate in this study, potential subjects must have:
- access to a telephone
- documented pain for at least the past year
- a pain disorder involving muscle strain and inflammation, trauma to nerves, or central nervous system dysfunction
- pain condition must be stable
- must have no clear indication for specific medical/surgical intervention.
Exclusion
- Patients were excluded who were:
- acutely psychotic
- cognitively impaired
- showed significant suicidal risk (history of multiple suicide attempts or actively suicidal)
- currently abusing alcohol or other drugs, including prescribed opioid pain medications
- patients were also excluded who had an unstable medical condition and clear indication for specific medical/surgical intervention in the near future.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
October 1 2010
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
September 1 2013
Estimated Enrollment :
41 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01236196
Start Date
October 1 2010
End Date
September 1 2013
Last Update
December 23 2014
Active Locations (1)
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VA Medical Center, San Francisco
San Francisco, California, United States, 94121