New pain school aims to help patients manage chronic pain
NCT ID NCT07363746
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tested a seven-session pain school program for 82 adults with chronic non-cancer pain. The program included teaching, group discussions, and exercises led by a team of pain specialists. The goal was to see if patients found the program helpful and relevant to their needs.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- pain school intervention (educational program)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this pain school could become a standard way to help patients manage chronic pain and feel more supported.
- What could go wrong
- This was a small, completed study with only 82 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. It focused on patient experience, not pain reduction.
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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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82 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Sep 2023
- Finished
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Dec 2025
- 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.
The pain school participants were referred to the pain school by the multidisciplinary healthcare provides from the study setting in cohesion with the following criteria: Inclusion criteria * Patient motivation * Ability to join a group and attend a classroom for 2 hours * Logistical feasibility * Sufficient energy Exclusion cireteria * Inability to understand and speak Danish * Anxiety * Depression * Current resource-demanding opioid-tapering * Unstable attendance to appointments.
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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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Multidisciplinary Paincenter, Department of Anaesthesia, Pain, and Respiratory Support, the Neuroscience Center, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet
Copenhagen, 2200, Denmark
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