Psychological Options for Wellness and Recovery (POWeR) Trial for Veterans With Chronic Back/Neck Pain
Pain Reprocessing Therapy for Veterans With Chronic Back Pain: Comparative Efficacy and Facilitators and Barriers to Implementation
University of Colorado, Denver
360 participants
Mar 27, 2026
INTERVENTIONAL
Conditions
Summary
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn which treatment works better for veterans with chronic neck or back pain. This study is comparing three treatments: Pain Reprocessing Therapy (PRT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and usual care (whatever a person is already doing to cope with their pain). The main questions the study aims to answer are: 1. Which treatment works better for lowering pain: PRT, CBT, or usual care? 2. How do the effects of PRT compare with CBT and usual care in terms of pain relief and other factors such as emotional functioning, quality of life, anxiety, and pain medication use? Participants will: 1. Be randomly assigned to receive either PRT, CBT, or usual care. 2. Complete questionnaires about their pain and health. 3. If in the PRT or CBT group, have nine weekly therapy sessions over video calls with a therapist.
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Interventions
A promising new psychotherapy for chronic pain
A psychotherapy for chronic pain that has 30+ years of research support.
Participants will be asked to continue to do whatever they are currently doing to manage their pain.
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NCT07137715