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Video therapy showdown: can talking ease chronic pain in older vets?

NCT ID NCT06004804

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

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First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Aug 28, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study tests three group-based psychological treatments—Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, Emotional Awareness and Expression Therapy, and Mindfulness Meditation—delivered over video to older veterans (ages 60-95) with chronic musculoskeletal pain. The goal is to see which therapy works best for pain severity and daily functioning, and to identify which patients benefit most. By using telehealth, the researchers hope to make these low-risk treatments more accessible.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance
group-based psychological treatments (Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, Emotional Awareness and Expression Therapy, Mindfulness Meditation) delivered via video telehealth
What this could lead to
If successful, this could provide effective, low-risk pain management options for older veterans, reducing reliance on medications or procedures.
What could go wrong
This is a relatively small, early-stage study (216 participants) comparing talk therapies, so results may not apply to all veterans or pain types. Benefits may be modest and depend on patient engagement.

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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 216 people

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

Started

Oct 2023

Expected to finish

Sep 2027

An estimate. End dates often move.

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

60 to 95 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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Inclusion Criteria: Eligible individuals are * Veterans * have at least 3 months of musculoskeletal pain, including the following conditions: back, neck, leg, or pelvic pain; temporomandibular joint disorders; fibromyalgia; tension headaches; or any combination of these disorders * have an average daily pain intensity of at least 4 on a 0 to 10 scale Exclusion Criteria: * pain conditions likely to respond pharmacologic or surgical treatment only when they are the primary or sole complaint: hip or knee osteoarthritis, leg pain greater than back pain (to exclude radiculopathy), electromyography-confirmed "tunnel" syndromes (e.g., carpal tunnel syndrome), gout, neuralgias, migraine, and cluster headaches * non-musculoskeletal pain conditions: autoimmune disease that typically generates pain (e.g., rheumatoid arthritis), cancer pain, sickle cell disease, burn pain, infection associated with pain, and cauda equina syndrome * these conditions or circumstances: severe psychiatric disorder such as schizophrenia or bipolar I disorder not controlled with medications, active suicide or violence risk, active severe alcohol or substance use disorder, substantial cognitive impairment or dementia (assessed using telephone Mini-Mental State Examination (tMMSE) score \<19), previously completed EAET, CBT-CP, or MM/MBSR, currently enrolled in another psychological pain treatment, currently in pain-related litigation or applying for pain-related compensation or compensation increase, unable to fluently read or converse in English, no home internet access

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

Chronic Pain musculoskeletal system disorder

As listed by the trial registrant

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Chronic musculoskeletal pain

How to take part

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  1. The places running it

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • VA Connecticut Healthcare System West Haven Campus, West Haven, CT

    RECRUITING

    West Haven, Connecticut, 06516-2770, United States

  • VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, West Los Angeles, CA

    RECRUITING

    West Los Angeles, California, 90073-1003, United States

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