3-Session program shows promise for chronic pain and trauma
NCT ID NCT06983327
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested a brief, three-session program for people with chronic pain and a history of stressful or traumatic experiences. The goal was to see if the program was practical and helpful. Fifty adults participated, and the study focused on whether people would join, complete the sessions, and find the program useful.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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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
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50 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Apr 2025
- Finished
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Nov 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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21 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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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: * Presence of a chronic pain condition (pain for at least 3 months or more) * History of psychosocial trauma or stressful experience (Adverse Childhood Events questionnaire \[ACEs\] score of ≥ 3 OR Trauma History Questionnaire Score \[THQ\] of ≥ 2) * English fluency * Access to a smartphone, laptop, or computer * Able to participate in the intervention via a virtual platform Exclusion Criteria: * Unable to participate in 3 weekly sessions * Unable to complete study procedures due to the presence of delirium, dementia, psychosis, or other cognitive impairment
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Brigham and Women's Hospital
Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, 02467, United States
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