Can learning to accept pain ease suffering? new study investigates
NCT ID NCT07067619
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests a pain acceptance training program for adults with chronic pain and emotional distress. The training uses dialectical thinking to help participants accept pain while still wanting it to end. Researchers will measure changes in pain levels, self-efficacy, and depression in 100 participants.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- pain acceptance training (behavioral intervention)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a new way to manage chronic pain and emotional distress without medication.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study with no control group, so results may not be widely applicable. The intervention is behavioral, so benefits may vary.
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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 100 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Dec 2024
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
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 to 70 years
- 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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Inclusion Criteria: 1. Men and Women 2. Aged 18-70 3. Able to provide a signed informed consent 4. Experiencing significant pain symptoms that interfere with daily-life functioning 5. Experiencing significant emotional distress symptoms Exclusion Criteria: Patients under the age of 18 and/or diagnosed with one or more of the following diagnoses will be excluded from participation in the study: 1. Patients rating their average pain in the last week and in the last month as less than 3 in a 0-10 numerical rating scale (i.e. NPS) 2. Patients rating their emotional distress levels as less than 25 in a 10-50 numerical rating scale (i.e. Kessler Psychological Distress Scale \[K10\]) 3. Patients diagnosed with psychotic disorders and/or suffering from psychotic symptoms. 4. Patients diagnosed with Autism Spectrum disorder. 5. Patients diagnosed with Intellectual disability. 6. Patients diagnosed with eating disorders. 7. Patients with Immediate suicidal risk. 8. Patients who initiated a new drug and/or psychotherapy treatment within the last month. 9. Pregnant women. 10. Patients currently serving in the IDF.
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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
2 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Psychiatric Division, Rambam Health Care Campus
RECRUITINGHaifa, 3109601, Israel
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University of Haifa
RECRUITINGHaifa, 3498838, Israel
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