Veterans with opioid addiction may soon get pain relief from a web program
NCT ID NCT07361432
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Sep 18, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This Phase 3 trial will test a web-based program called IMPACT for 250 veterans who have both opioid use disorder and chronic pain. The program includes 9 online modules and weekly feedback from a coach, all done from home. The goal is to see if it reduces how much pain interferes with daily life, compared to standard care.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- web-based behavioral program (IMPACT) with coach feedback
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could provide a convenient, home-based option to reduce pain interference and improve daily functioning for veterans with opioid use disorder.
- What could go wrong
- This is a Phase 3 trial, but it has not yet started recruiting. The digital program may not work for everyone, and results depend on veterans' engagement and access to technology.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 3
Large-scale testing in a bigger group. Usually the last step before a treatment can be approved.
- Participants
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About 250 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Nov 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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May 2030
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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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.
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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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: * an ICD-11 opioid use disorder (OUD) diagnosis in the VHA electronic health record (EHR) * receipt of buprenorphine from outpatient addiction clinic with stable (i.e., unchanged in 2 weeks or since last injection) dose confirmed by the prescribing clinician. Both oral and injectable buprenorphine formulations will be eligible with dose stabilization required to isolate chronic pain from withdrawal-related pain associated with non-therapeutic dose * presence of musculoskeletal pain that is bothersome or high-impact per the Graded Pain Scale - Revised * access to a web-connected device to complete daily surveys and connect to Integrating the Management of Pain and Addiction via Collaborative Treatment (IMPACT) treatment site * ability to participate safely in the walking portion of the intervention as evidenced by patient-reported ability to walk at least one block Exclusion Criteria: * dementia-related electronic health record (EHR) diagnosis * participant-reported vision or hearing impairments that would preclude use of the Integrating the Management of Pain and Addiction via Collaborative Treatment (IMPACT) system * legal actions that would make study completion unlikely * current or past 12 month engagement in CBT for chronic pain treatment * planned surgical intervention for pain * physical or mental health conditions that would interfere with ability to meaningful engage in Integrating the Management of Pain and Addiction via Collaborative Treatment (IMPACT) and Medication for OUD (MOUD) treatment (e.g., uncontrolled bipolar disorder, active suicidal ideation, receipt of hospice or end-of-life palliative care)
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
4 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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VA Bedford HealthCare System, Bedford, MA
Bedford, Massachusetts, 01730-1114, United States
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VA Boston Healthcare System Jamaica Plain Campus, Jamaica Plain, MA
Boston, Massachusetts, 02130-4817, United States
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VA Connecticut Healthcare System West Haven Campus, West Haven, CT
West Haven, Connecticut, 06516-2770, United States
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VA Portland Health Care System, Portland, OR
Portland, Oregon, 97207-2964, United States
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