Can a Phone-Based program help people with chronic pain cut back on opioids?
NCT ID NCT05333341
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study compares two telemedicine approaches for people with chronic pain and opioid misuse. One program provides standard medication management via remote visits, while the other adds a 12-week self-help program with phone-based coaching. The goal is to see which approach better reduces pain interference and opioid misuse. About 259 participants are enrolled, and the study is actively running but no longer recruiting.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- behavioral intervention (telemedicine and self-management program)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide an effective, remotely-delivered treatment option for people with chronic pain and opioid misuse, reducing pain interference and opioid-related harm.
- What could go wrong
- This is a behavioral intervention study, not a drug trial, so results may vary widely. The study is relatively small (259 participants) and relies on self-reported outcomes, which may not generalize to all populations.
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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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259 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jun 2023
- 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: Participants: * Engaged in TCM intervention (with or without COPES) Providers: * Engaged with a participating study site Exclusion Criteria: Participants: * Not engaged in TCM intervention Providers: * Not engaged with a participating study site
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Eastern Colorado HCS
Aurora, Colorado, 80045, United States
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Little Rock VAMC
Little Rock, Arkansas, 72205, United States
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VA Connecticut HCS
West Haven, Connecticut, 06516, United States
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