Brief Pain Reprocessing Therapy in Veterans

Description

This research is studying whether a Zoom-based behavioral intervention may have an impact as a treatment for Veterans with Chronic Low Back Pain (CLBP). The study will examine: * The acceptability of the Brief Pain Reprocessing Therapy (BPRT) intervention * The feasibility of the BPRT intervention * The safety of the BPRT intervention

Conditions

Chronic Lower Back Pain (CLBP)

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Study overview

This research is studying whether a Zoom-based behavioral intervention may have an impact as a treatment for Veterans with Chronic Low Back Pain (CLBP). The study will examine: * The acceptability of the Brief Pain Reprocessing Therapy (BPRT) intervention * The feasibility of the BPRT intervention * The safety of the BPRT intervention

Brief Pain Reprocessing Therapy: an Optimized Integrative Exposure Intervention for Veterans with Chronic Low Back Pain

Brief Pain Reprocessing Therapy in Veterans

Condition
Chronic Lower Back Pain (CLBP)
Intervention / Treatment

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Contacts and Locations

Ann Arbor

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States, 48109

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * Low back pain that has lasted greater than 6 months, with pain on at least half of these days
  • * Must provide verification of being an Armed Service Veteran.
  • * Able to read, write and speak English
  • * Internet access and audio-conferencing capability (e.g., Zoom meetings by phone or computer) in the home
  • * Self-reported evidence of a separate medical condition (e.g., rheumatoid arthritis), acute injury in the past 12 months (e.g., self-reported spinal fracture), self-reported loss of bowel or bladder control in the past year (which may indicate presence of cauda equina syndrome), or evidence of presence of a metastasizing cancer requiring treatment
  • * Pending surgical procedures or interventional therapies (e.g., spinal injections) within the next 12 months
  • * Confirmed/suspected pregnancy
  • * Evidence of other conditions that may preclude participants from understanding or being able to participate in study procedure (e.g., schizoaffective disorder, suspected or diagnosed dementia)
  • * Currently receiving cognitive-behavioral therapy or other psychological therapies for pain
  • * Open litigation in the past 1 year, as assessed in preliminary study screening.
  • * Any other diseases or conditions that would make a patient unsuitable for study participation as determined by the site principal investigators.

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

University of Michigan,

John Sturgeon, PhD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, University of Michigan

Study Record Dates

2027-06