Veterans' chronic back pain targeted by new zoom therapy
NCT ID NCT06771713
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Aug 28, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests a short, Zoom-based therapy called Brief Pain Reprocessing Therapy (BPRT) for veterans with chronic low back pain. About 47 veterans will try the program to see if it is acceptable, safe, and practical. The goal is to reduce pain and improve quality of life without medication.
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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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About 50 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Mar 2025
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 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: * Low back pain that has lasted greater than 6 months, with pain on at least half of these days * Must provide verification of being an Armed Service Veteran. * Able to read, write and speak English * Internet access and audio-conferencing capability (e.g., Zoom meetings by phone or computer) in the home Exclusion Criteria: * Self-reported evidence of a separate medical condition (e.g., rheumatoid arthritis), acute injury in the past 12 months (e.g., self-reported spinal fracture), self-reported loss of bowel or bladder control in the past year (which may indicate presence of cauda equina syndrome), or evidence of presence of a metastasizing cancer requiring treatment * Pending surgical procedures or interventional therapies (e.g., spinal injections) within the next 12 months * Confirmed/suspected pregnancy * Evidence of other conditions that may preclude participants from understanding or being able to participate in study procedure (e.g., schizoaffective disorder, suspected or diagnosed dementia) * Currently receiving cognitive-behavioral therapy or other psychological therapies for pain * Open litigation in the past 1 year, as assessed in preliminary study screening. * Any other diseases or conditions that would make a patient unsuitable for study participation as determined by the site principal investigators.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48109, United States
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