New coaching program aims to ease Veterans' chronic pain
NCT ID NCT07456150
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests a personalized health coaching program for veterans with chronic musculoskeletal pain. The goal is to help them develop and stick with self-care plans. Thirty veterans will participate to see if the program is feasible and acceptable.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- health coaching
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide a personalized coaching approach to help veterans better manage chronic pain on their own.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very early, small feasibility study with only 30 participants. The coaching details may change, and it is not designed to prove effectiveness yet.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 1
The first testing in people. Mainly checks safety and dose, usually in a small group.
- Participants
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About 30 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jan 2029
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2031
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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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.
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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: * U.S. military Veteran * Chronic musculoskeletal pain defined by the National Health Interview Survey (pain that has been present on most days for the past 3 months) Exclusion Criteria: * Moderate to Severe cognitive impairment * Severe or untreated substance use disorder * Severe or untreated mental health condition * Enrolled in hospice or palliative care with life expectancy \<12 months
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center, Aurora, CO
Aurora, Colorado, 80045-7211, United States
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