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Feelings as medicine: could emotional awareness ease pain and opioid dependence?

NCT ID NCT06865560

Completed Symptom relief Sponsor: University of Michigan Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This pilot study tested whether an 8-week group therapy program delivered over Zoom could help adults with both chronic pain and opioid use disorder. The therapy, called Emotional Awareness and Expression Therapy (EAET), teaches people to understand and express their emotions as a way to reduce pain and related problems. Only 11 people took part, so the main goal was to see if the treatment was acceptable and feasible, not to prove it works.

What this could mean

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

Active substance
Emotional Awareness and Expression Therapy (EAET) - a group-based behavioral intervention delivered via telehealth
What this could lead to
If it works, this could point toward a non-drug, talk-based approach to help people with chronic pain and opioid use disorder feel better and manage their conditions.
What could go wrong
This is a very small pilot study with only 11 participants and no control group, so results may not apply to everyone. The therapy requires active participation and may not work for all.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

Chronic Pain chronic pain syndrome opiate dependence

As listed by the trial registrant

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

CHRONIC PAIN OPIOID-USE DISORDER

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • The University of Michigan

    Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48109, United States

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