New pain program offers hope for cystic fibrosis patients
NCT ID NCT06606457
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested a new 3-session mind-body pain management program called PACE CF for adults with cystic fibrosis (CF). The program was delivered via telehealth and aimed to help people cope with pain without medication. Researchers wanted to see if the program was acceptable and feasible for patients, and if it helped reduce pain and improve daily life. The study included 20 adults with CF who reported at least moderate pain.
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Study facts
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- 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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20 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Sep 2024
- Finished
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Apr 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: 1. diagnosis of CF; 2. age \> 18 years; 3. report of pain affecting them at least moderately (score ≥ 2) on the IPOS item; 4. pain lasting at least one month; 5. English-speaking; 6. participant willing and able to give informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: Presenting an acute safety risk to self or others at baseline. Participants will not be excluded for the following reasons: 1. CF severity or lung/liver transplant status, if they are otherwise able to participate in CBT; 2. Participation in concomitant pain treatments (e.g., pain medications), as ideally, patients will engage in multi-component pain interventions; 3. psychosocial treatments (with the exception of another formal CBT for pain) or psychopharmacologic treatments at baseline. All concomitant psychosocial and pain-directed treatments will be tracked and considered in analysis.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts, 02114, United States
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