New study brings Drug-Free pain relief to Low-Income patients
NCT ID NCT06228755
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tests a 9-week virtual group program that teaches mindfulness, yoga, nutrition, and self-massage to help people with chronic pain. It is being offered at Federally-Qualified Health Centers, which serve low-income patients. The goal is to see if the program can be successfully implemented and improve patients' quality of life while reducing costly medical visits.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Integrative Medicine Group Visit (behavioral program)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide a scalable, insurance-covered way to help low-income people with chronic pain feel better and use fewer expensive medical services.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small implementation study (70 participants) focused on feasibility, not a large effectiveness trial. Results may not apply to other clinics or patient groups.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- 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 70 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2024
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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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
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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: * Staff and clinicians at each clinic who are involved in implementation of the IMGV. * Only patients who have enrolled in the Integrative medical group visit (IMGV) programs for patients with chronic pain at their Federally Qualified Health Center will be eligible for enrollment in the study. Physicians at each clinical site will determine enrollment criteria for their IMGV program specific to their clinical site--patients who are enrolled in the program will then be invited to participate in the research study. Exclusion Criteria: * All staff, clinicians, and patients who are not involved in the IMGV at the specific clinical sites are excluded from participation.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. 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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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine
Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 27517, United States
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