Online Pain Management Program for Chronic Back/Neck Pain
What You Need to Know Before You Apply
What is the purpose of this trial?
This trial tests if an online educational session about brain and emotions, combined with a writing exercise about trauma, can help adults aged 18-75 with chronic back or neck pain. The goal is to see if these activities can change how they think about their pain and reduce their emotional distress, leading to better pain management.
Will I have to stop taking my current medications?
The trial information does not specify whether you need to stop taking your current medications. It is best to discuss this with the trial coordinators or your doctor.
Is the Online Pain Management Program for Chronic Back/Neck Pain safe for humans?
The technique of written emotional disclosure, which is part of the program, has been tested in several studies and is generally considered safe. It may increase physiological responses like heart rate and skin conductance during the process, but these effects are not harmful and can lead to psychological and physical health benefits.12345
What makes the Online Pain Management Program for Chronic Back/Neck Pain unique compared to other treatments?
This treatment is unique because it combines psychological approaches like Pain Psychology Neuroscience and Written Emotional Disclosure with behavioral strategies such as Healthy Habits Disclosure. It focuses on both emotional and behavioral aspects of chronic pain, which may offer a more comprehensive approach than traditional treatments that often focus solely on physical symptoms.678910
What data supports the effectiveness of the treatment for chronic back/neck pain?
Research shows that programs combining education and stress reduction, like heart coherence training and back school, can improve physical functioning and reduce pain and disability in chronic low back pain patients. Additionally, pain neuroscience education has been effective in improving pain and disability outcomes in similar conditions.79111213
Who Is on the Research Team?
Mark Lumley, PhD
Principal Investigator
Wayne State University
Are You a Good Fit for This Trial?
This trial is for English-speaking individuals in the USA, UK, or Australia who have had chronic musculoskeletal back or neck pain for over a year. They must have access to a computer or smartphone. People with serious diseases like cancer, significant structural damage causing pain, severe limb pain compared to back/neck pain, rheumatoid arthritis, fibromyalgia, or active psychosis cannot join.Inclusion Criteria
Exclusion Criteria
Timeline for a Trial Participant
Screening
Participants are screened for eligibility to participate in the trial
Treatment
Participants are randomized to either pain neuroscience education or health behavior intervention, followed by a written emotional disclosure task or healthy habits writing task
Follow-up
Participants are monitored for changes in pain severity, pain interference, psychological distress, and psychological attitudes toward pain
What Are the Treatments Tested in This Trial?
Interventions
- HBC + HHD
- HBC + WED
- Health Behavior Control + Healthy Habits Disclosure
- Health Behavior Control + Written Emotional Disclosure
- Pain Psychology Neuroscience + Healthy Habits Disclosure
- Pain Psychology Neuroscience + Written Emotional Disclosure
- PPN + HHD
- PPN + WED
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Who Is Running the Clinical Trial?
Wayne State University
Lead Sponsor
The New School for Social Research
Collaborator