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Can six sessions ease Veterans' chronic pain?

NCT ID NCT04724694

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

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

Summary

This study tested whether a brief cognitive behavioral therapy program (six 30-minute sessions) can help veterans with chronic musculoskeletal pain improve their daily functioning and reduce pain-related distress. 184 veterans from primary care clinics took part, with some receiving the therapy plus usual care and others only usual care. The goal is to see if this short, practical approach can be widely used in VA primary care.

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 (Brief CBT-CP)
What this could lead to
If it works, this could provide a practical, short-term therapy option for veterans with chronic pain that can be delivered in primary care settings.
What could go wrong
This is a completed trial with 184 participants, so results are available but may not apply to all pain types or non-veterans. The therapy is brief and may not help everyone.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Phase

Not a phased trial

Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.

Participants

184 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Oct 2021

Finished

Jan 2025

Lead sponsor

A government agency

The lead sponsor is a US federal agency other than the NIH.

Who can take part

This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.

Ages

18 to 79 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.

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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.

Inclusion Criteria: * Veterans age \>=18 and \<=79 years * Conversant in English * A diagnosis of musculoskeletal pain of \>three months * PEG score of \>= 4 on pain intensity item and both interference items at screening * BPI interference and pain intensity score of at least 4.0 at baseline * If currently prescribed pain medication (other than topicals or NSAIDS), a stable dose in the last two months * If currently prescribed psychiatric medicine, a stable dose in the last two months * Established history of VA primary care utilization (i.e., at least one primary care visit in the past year) Exclusion Criteria: * Current or prior (past 12 months) engagement in psychotherapy or behavioral intervention provided by behavioral medicine services or specialty mental health for chronic pain. * Medication management through psychiatric services or an on-going course of mental health services for issues other than chronic pain are not excluded. * Endorsement of imminent suicide risk * Current significant substance use problems (i.e., alcohol, opioids, benzodiazepines, or other drugs) * Unstable psychiatric status (e.g., active psychosis, current mania) * Diagnosed with major or minor neurocognitive disorder * Unwilling to have treatment sessions audio recorded * Pending disability claim * Recent or planned surgical/interventional procedure for pain

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

Chronic Pain Musculoskeletal Pain Pain

As listed by the trial registrant

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Musculoskeletal pain Pain

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • VA Western New York Healthcare System, Buffalo, NY

    Buffalo, New York, 14215-1129, United States

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