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Can coaching and education ease chronic back pain without pills?

NCT ID NCT07679178

Symptom relief Sponsor: Duke University Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jul 01, 2026 · Last updated Jul 29, 2026 · Updated 3 times

Summary

This trial tests a program called ENCompaSS that combines education, phone coaching, and self-management tips to help Veterans with long-term back pain. Participants are randomly assigned to either the program plus usual care or usual care alone. The study measures whether the program reduces how much pain interferes with daily life, sleep, and other activities over 12 months.

What this could mean

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Active substance
ENCompaSS pain care program (education, navigated care, and supported self-management)
What this could lead to
If successful, this program could offer a non-drug way to help Veterans with chronic back pain feel better and get back to normal activities.
What could go wrong
This is a behavioral program, not a cure. Results depend on individual engagement, and the program may not work for everyone or be easy to scale.

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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

About 530 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Expected to start

Oct 2026

An estimate. Start dates often move.

Expected to finish

Jul 2029

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.

Who can take part

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

Ages

18 years and older

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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Inclusion Criteria: * Be age 18 years old or older * Have a VA outpatient clinic visit for low back pain within the previous 30 days * Be enrolled in a participating primary care clinic * Have high impact chronic pain per Graded Chronic Pain Scale (most days or every day on first 2 items) * Valid telephone access * Ability to provide informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Are currently hospitalized or residing in a nursing home * Have cognitive impairment or lack of decision-making capacity * Have a serious mental illness (e.g., schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, recent psychiatric hospitalization, high risk suicide flag) * Are unable to communicate by telephone or have no telephone access

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

agnosia chronic pain syndrome Low Back Pain

As listed by the trial registrant

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

Chronic low back pain (CLBP) High-impact chronic pain (HICP)

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Durham VA

    Durham, North Carolina, 27705, United States

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