VA tests health coaching to ease Veterans' pain and cut opioid risks

NCT ID NCT07149870

Recruiting now Symptom relief Sponsor: VA Office of Research and Development Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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

Summary

This study looks at whether adding a Whole Health Coach to standard pain management teams helps veterans with chronic pain feel better and use opioids more safely. About 432 veterans will work with a coach to set personal health goals and learn self-management strategies. The main goal is to see if this approach reduces pain-related interference and improves opioid safety over six months.

What this could mean

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

Active substance: Whole Health Coaching (a behavioral intervention that helps patients set personal health goals and use self-management strategies for pain)
What this could lead to: If it works, this could provide a better way to manage chronic pain in veterans, reducing pain interference and improving safe opioid use.
What could go wrong: This is a relatively early-stage study (no phase) with 432 participants, so results may not apply to all veterans. The coaching requires active participation, and benefits may vary.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

agnosia Chronic Pain chronic pain syndrome Pain

As listed by the trial registrant

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

CHRONIC PAIN

Contacts and locations

Locations

Birmingham VA Medical Center, Birmingham, AL
RECRUITING

Birmingham, Alabama, 35233-1927, United States
Boise VA Medical Center, Boise, ID
RECRUITING

Boise, Idaho, 83702, United States
Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System , Little Rock, AR
WITHDRAWN

Little Rock, Arkansas, 72205, United States
Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center, Aurora, CO
RECRUITING

Aurora, Colorado, 80045-7211, United States
VA Connecticut Healthcare System West Haven Campus, West Haven, CT
RECRUITING

West Haven, Connecticut, 06516-2770, United States

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