Pain Psychology Neuroscience + Written Emotional Disclosure for Back
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The New School for Social Research Department of Psychology, New York, NY
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Pain Psychology Neuroscience + Written Emotional Disclosure - BehavioralEligibility
18+
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Study Summary
This study is designed to determine if a brief educational program and a written emotional disclosure task can improve chronic back/neck pain-related outcomes and change pain beliefs and other processes in individuals with chronic back pain. Individuals will be randomly assigned to an experimental condition (pain and affect neuroscience education) or a control condition (general health activities questionnaire), and then subsequently randomized to a second experimental condition (written emotional disclosure) or a control condition (writing about healthy habits). Analyses will examine the main and interactive effects of the pain and affect neuroscience education and written emotional disclosure on improved pain-related outcomes at 1-month follow-up. Participants in both the experimental conditions are expected to show more improvement on pain severity, pain interference, psychological distress and psychological attitudes toward pain at follow-up, relative to participants in the control groups.
Eligible Conditions
- Back
Treatment Effectiveness
Effectiveness Progress
Study Objectives
1 Primary · 10 Secondary · Reporting Duration: Change from baseline to 5 weeks follow-up
Week 5
Brief Pain Inventory Brief Pain Inventory pain severity scale (0 - 10; higher values = greater pain severity)
Emotional approach coping scale
General Self Efficacy Scale
Pain Catastrophizing Scale
Pain Interference
Pain attributions questionnaires
Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System: Anxiety short form 8a
Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System: Depression short form 8b
Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System: Fatigue
Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System: Sleep
Stigma Scale for Chronic Illnesses Short Form (SSCI-8)
Trial Safety
Safety Progress
Trial Design
8 Treatment Groups
Pain Psychology Neuroscience + Healthy Habits Disclosure
1 of 8
PPN + Healthy Habits Disclosure (HHD)
1 of 8
HBC+WED
1 of 8
Health Behavior + Written Emotional Disclosure
1 of 8
Pain Psychology Neuroscience+ Written Emotional Disclosure
1 of 8
Pain Psychology Neuroscience (PPN)+ Written Emotional Disclosure (WED)
1 of 8
Health Behavior + Healthy Habits Disclosure
1 of 8
Health Behavior Control (HBC) + HHD
1 of 8
Active Control
Experimental Treatment
Non-Treatment Group
120 Total Participants · 8 Treatment Groups
Primary Treatment: Pain Psychology Neuroscience + Written Emotional Disclosure · Has Placebo Group · N/A
Pain Psychology Neuroscience+ Written Emotional Disclosure
Behavioral
Experimental Group · 1 Intervention: Pain Psychology Neuroscience + Written Emotional Disclosure · Intervention Types: BehavioralPain Psychology Neuroscience (PPN)+ Written Emotional Disclosure (WED)
Behavioral
Experimental Group · 1 Intervention: PPN + WED · Intervention Types: BehavioralPain Psychology Neuroscience + Healthy Habits Disclosure
Behavioral
ActiveComparator Group · 1 Intervention: Pain Psychology Neuroscience + Healthy Habits Disclosure · Intervention Types: BehavioralHealth Behavior + Healthy Habits Disclosure
Behavioral
PlaceboComparator Group · 1 Intervention: Health Behavior Control + Healthy Habits Disclosure · Intervention Types: BehavioralPPN + Healthy Habits Disclosure (HHD)
Behavioral
ActiveComparator Group · 1 Intervention: PPN + HHD · Intervention Types: BehavioralHBC+WED
Behavioral
ActiveComparator Group · 1 Intervention: HBC + WED · Intervention Types: BehavioralHealth Behavior Control (HBC) + HHD
Behavioral
PlaceboComparator Group · 1 Intervention: HBC + HHD · Intervention Types: BehavioralHealth Behavior + Written Emotional Disclosure
Behavioral
ActiveComparator Group · 1 Intervention: Health Behavior Control + Written Emotional Disclosure · Intervention Types: BehavioralTrial Logistics
Trial Timeline
Approximate Timeline
Screening: ~3 weeks
Treatment: Varies
Reporting: change from baseline to 5 weeks follow-up
Closest Location: The New School for Social Research Department of Psychology · New York, NY
N/AFirst Recorded Clinical Trial
0 TrialsResearching Back
0 CompletedClinical Trials
Who is running the clinical trial?
The New School for Social ResearchOTHER
7 Previous Clinical Trials
2,574 Total Patients Enrolled
Wayne State UniversityLead Sponsor
282 Previous Clinical Trials
103,017 Total Patients Enrolled
Mark Lumley, PhDStudy DirectorWayne State University
2 Previous Clinical Trials
225 Total Patients Enrolled
Eligibility Criteria
Age 18+ · All Participants · 4 Total Inclusion Criteria
Mark “yes” if the following statements are true for you:You have chronic back or neck pain for greater than 1 year as primary symptom complaint.
You have access to a computer or smartphone.
About The Reviewer
Michael Gill holds a Bachelors of Science in Integrated Science and Mathematics from McMaster University. During his degree he devoted considerable time modeling the pharmacodynamics of promising drug candidates. Since then, he has leveraged this knowledge of the investigational new drug ecosystem to help his father navigate clinical trials for multiple myeloma, an experience which prompted him to co-found Power Life Sciences: a company that helps patients access randomized controlled trials.
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