Status:
COMPLETED
A New Approach in Chronic Pain; Acceptance & Commitment Therapy-Exposure & Perspective Taking (ACT-EPT)
Lead Sponsor:
Maastricht University Medical Center
Conditions:
Chronic Pain
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Background: Chronic pain is a highly prevalent phenomenon with a large impact on the individual's wellbeing. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) can be used to help patients relate to chronic pain...
Detailed Description
Rationale: Chronic pain is a phenomenon with a large impact on the individual's wellbeing and is a problem with a large global burden of disease, with a prevalence of 19 to 20% in European adults and ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- The patient is diagnosed as having chronic pain, is referred to Winnock Zorg rehabilitation center, location Heerlen or Arnhem, and is registered to receive treatment at Winnock Zorg rehabilitation center;
- The patient has pain of the musculoskeletal system
- The patient has pain for longer than 6 weeks
- The patient is medically stable
- The patient has functional limitations
- The medical history and examination of the patient do not indicate further somatic diagnostics and treatment
- The patient has unwanted psychosocial consequences from the pain, such as in activities of daily life, relationships, work and social role
- Social and psychological factors are complex and play an important role in maintaining the pain, as is assessed by a rehabilitation physician expert
- The patient shows to have insights in his/her functional limitations, as is assessed by a rehabilitation physician expert
- The patient has an active attitude in finding solutions for his/her problem, as is assessed by a rehabilitation physician expert
- The assessment of the patient by a rehabilitation physician expert indicates that the patient is open to receive a cognitive therapy for pain management;
- The patient is at least 18 years old;
Exclusion
- The patient has a history of diagnosed psychotic illness or manic episode;
- The patient has a diagnosed systematic or malignant disease;
- The patient has had a form of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy in the past;
- The patient is using a type of CBT at the moment of the study;
- The patient has a reported substance abuse within 6 months before the trial;
- The patient has a serious medical condition which can be expected to interfere with participation in the study.
- The patient has an inadequate understanding of the written and spoken Dutch language
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
March 10 2018
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 10 2018
Estimated Enrollment :
3 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03481504
Start Date
March 10 2018
End Date
December 10 2018
Last Update
March 7 2019
Active Locations (1)
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Winnock Zorg
Heerlen, Netherlands, 6411 ND