Veterans' chronic pain targeted by new team approach
NCT ID NCT06427356
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether a team of five pain specialists—including doctors, psychologists, pharmacists, dietitians, and physical therapists—can help veterans with chronic pain feel better and get more out of life. About 150 veterans will either join the program right away or wait six months. The program includes a planning session, monthly coaching calls, and a follow-up visit. Researchers will measure pain levels and how much pain interferes with daily activities.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- interdisciplinary pain clinic with coaching
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a better way to manage chronic pain and improve quality of life for veterans.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study with 150 participants, and results may not apply to all veterans. The program is time-intensive and may not work for everyone.
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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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About 150 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jul 2024
- Expected to finish
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Apr 2026
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.
- 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: * Veteran receiving care at the Salem VA Health Care System (Salem VAHCS) per electronic medical record (EMR) * Patient participating in PREVAIL Interdisciplinary Team Track per EMR * Chronic Pain Diagnosis: Defined as pain lasting more than three months per EMR Exclusion Criteria: * Diagnosis of Mild Neurocognitive Disorder or Major Neurocognitive Disorder based on Diagnostic Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th edition, Text Revision (DSM-5-TR) per EMR * Veteran has a current acute physical injury that would artificially elevate pain scores during study period per EMR * Veteran intends to have a pain-related surgery during the study period per EMR
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Salem VA Health Care System
RECRUITINGSalem, Virginia, 24153, United States
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