Veterans on opioids get help to try Non-Drug pain relief
NCT ID NCT05363176
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested a telehealth program (CBT-TS) to help 300 veterans on long-term opioids for chronic pain feel more willing to try non-drug treatments like therapy or exercise. The goal was to reduce pain and reliance on opioids. Results will show if changing beliefs about these treatments leads to better engagement and outcomes.
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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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300 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jun 2022
- Finished
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Mar 2025
- 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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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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 will include English-speaking Veterans on long-term opioid therapy prescribed opioid analgesics (\>20mg morphine equivalent daily \[MEDD\] and at least a 90 days supply). * Participants must report pain that occurs on at least half the days for six months. * They must score at least a 4 on each item of the three items on a brief pain intensity and interference measure. Exclusion Criteria: * Veterans will be excluded if they are currently undergoing oncology treatment, are hospice patients, and have a recent or upcoming surgery. * Veterans will be excluded if they are currently engaged (i.e., within the past month) in non-pharmacological pain treatment.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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VA Finger Lakes Healthcare System, Canandaigua, NY
Canandaigua, New York, 14424-1159, United States
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