Brief Pain Reprocessing Therapy in Veterans
Brief Pain Reprocessing Therapy: An Optimized Integrative Exposure Intervention for Veterans With Chronic Low Back Pain
University of Michigan
45 participants
Mar 10, 2025
INTERVENTIONAL
Conditions
Summary
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
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria4
- 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
Exclusion Criteria7
- 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.
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Interventions
Participants will have three 90-minute behavioral intervention sessions over a 3-week period, completing 35 days of brief daily assessments, and one additional set of questionnaires. Participants will also complete study questionnaires at 1, 2, 3, and 6 months after attending the 3 behavioral intervention sessions.
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NCT06771713