Can monthly Check-Ins boost pain relief from talk therapy?

NCT ID NCT04680000

Ongoing Symptom relief Sponsor: The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jul 01, 2026 · Updated 3 times

Summary

This study tests whether adding monthly booster sessions to standard cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) helps people with chronic pain manage their symptoms better over 18 months. About 716 military health system beneficiaries with chronic pain will receive either standard CBT or CBT with monthly boosters. Researchers will track changes in pain intensity and mental health to see if the extra sessions make a lasting difference.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance: Brief Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Chronic Pain (BCBT-CP)
What this could lead to: If it works, this could show that monthly booster sessions help people with chronic pain maintain better pain control and mental health over the long term.
What could go wrong: This is a pragmatic trial testing an existing therapy, not a new drug or cure. Results may not apply to all chronic pain patients, and the benefit of boosters may be small or absent.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

Chronic Pain chronic pain syndrome

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

CHRONIC PAIN

Contacts and locations

Locations

Brooke Army Medical Center

San Antonio, Texas, 78257, United States
Fort Cavazos

Fort Hood, Texas, 76544, United States
Uniformed Services University for the Health Sciences

Bethesda, Maryland, 20814, United States
University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio

San Antonio, Texas, 78229, United States
Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center

San Antonio, Texas, 78236-9908, United States

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