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Online Pain Management Program for Chronic Back/Neck Pain

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Research Sponsored by Wayne State University
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
Chronic musculoskeletal back or neck pain for greater than 1 year as primary symptom complaint
Chronic musculoskeletal back or neck pain for greater than 1 year as primary symptom complaint
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up change from baseline to 5 weeks follow-up
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Study Summary

This trial will test whether a brief educational program and a written emotional disclosure task can improve chronic back/neck pain-related outcomes.

Who is the study for?
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.Check my eligibility
What is being tested?
The study tests if an online educational program on pain and affect neuroscience combined with writing tasks can help people with chronic back/neck pain. Participants are randomly placed into groups that either learn about their condition and express emotions through writing or engage in general health activities and write about healthy habits.See study design
What are the potential side effects?
Since this intervention involves education and writing tasks rather than medication or invasive procedures, traditional physical side effects are not expected. However, discussing emotional topics could potentially cause temporary distress.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

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I have had back or neck pain for more than a year.
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I have had back or neck pain for more than a year.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~change from baseline to 5 weeks follow-up
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and change from baseline to 5 weeks follow-up for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Brief Pain Inventory Brief Pain Inventory pain severity scale (0 - 10; higher values = greater pain severity)
Secondary outcome measures
Emotional approach coping scale
General Self Efficacy Scale
Pain Catastrophizing Scale
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Trial Design

4Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
Placebo Group
Group I: Pain Psychology Neuroscience+ Written Emotional DisclosureExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Pain Neuroscience Education exercise followed by Written Emotional Disclosure
Group II: Pain Psychology Neuroscience + Healthy Habits DisclosureActive Control1 Intervention
Pain Neuroscience Education followed by Healthy Habits writing
Group III: Health Behavior + Written Emotional DisclosureActive Control1 Intervention
Health behavior education followed by written emotional disclosure
Group IV: Health Behavior + Healthy Habits DisclosurePlacebo Group1 Intervention
Health behavior intervention followed by healthy habits writing

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Wayne State UniversityLead Sponsor
307 Previous Clinical Trials
108,659 Total Patients Enrolled
The New School for Social ResearchOTHER
8 Previous Clinical Trials
3,062 Total Patients Enrolled
Mark Lumley, PhDStudy DirectorWayne State University
2 Previous Clinical Trials
225 Total Patients Enrolled

Media Library

HBC + HHD Clinical Trial Eligibility Overview. Trial Name: NCT05513274 — N/A
Back/Neck Pain Research Study Groups: Pain Psychology Neuroscience + Healthy Habits Disclosure, Pain Psychology Neuroscience+ Written Emotional Disclosure, Health Behavior + Healthy Habits Disclosure, Health Behavior + Written Emotional Disclosure
Back/Neck Pain Clinical Trial 2023: HBC + HHD Highlights & Side Effects. Trial Name: NCT05513274 — N/A
HBC + HHD 2023 Treatment Timeline for Medical Study. Trial Name: NCT05513274 — N/A

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

Who is qualified to join this experiment?

"This experiment is seeking 120 participants aged 18 to 75 with chronic back or neck pain for at least a year. In addition, all applicants must be English speakers from the United States of America, Great Britain, and Australia that are able to access either a computer or smartphone."

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Is enrollment in this trial currently open?

"Unfortunately, the clinical trial is no longer recruiting participants. The initial posting was on September 1st 2022 and it has not been updated since then. Luckily, there are 404 other trials that have open enrollment at this time."

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Are elderly individuals welcomed as participants in this scientific experiment?

"This research study is seeking participants who are of legal age and no older than 75 years."

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Who else is applying?

What state do they live in?
New York
What site did they apply to?
The New School for Social Research Department of Psychology
What portion of applicants met pre-screening criteria?
Met criteria
How many prior treatments have patients received?
0
2
3+

Why did patients apply to this trial?

I’ve tried several methods of alleviating my pain nothing has worked.
PatientReceived 1 prior treatment

What questions have other patients asked about this trial?

How long is the screening process?
PatientReceived 2+ prior treatments
~30 spots leftby Sep 2024