N/A
N=98
Telephone-Delivered Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Chronic Pain
Pain
Bottom Line
View on ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT00371267 ↗Enrolled (actual)
98
Serious AEs
0.0%
Results posted
Nov 2014
Primary outcome: Primary: Short Form-12 Physical Health — 44; 41 units on a scale — p=<0.27
Study Design & Population
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- N/A
- Interventions
- Telephone-delivered Cognitive Behavior Therapy (Behavioral); Telephone-delivered Patient Education (Other)
- Age
- Adult, Older Adult · 55+ yrs
- Sex
- All
- Sponsor
- US Department of Veterans Affairs
- Primary completion
- Aug 2010
Outcome Measures
| Outcome | Result | p-value |
|---|---|---|
| PRIMARY Short Form-12 Physical Health |
44; 41 | <0.27 |
| PRIMARY Short Form-12 Mental Health |
45; 46 | <0.74 |
| SECONDARY Beck Depression Inventory (BDI)-2 Total Score |
16; 17 | <0.35 |
| SECONDARY Pain Behavior Checklist Total Score |
2.3; 2.4 | 0.39 |
| SECONDARY Pain Intensity Rating |
3.6; 3.4 | 0.67 |
Summary
The purpose of this study is to determine whether telephone-delivered cognitive behavior therapy is effective in the treatment of chronic pain. To examine the effectiveness of this approach, a two-arm randomized clinical trial was conducted with 98 individuals, 55 years of age and older, who suffered from chronic pain, recruited from a primary care clinic at the VA Medical Center in San Francisco and affiliated VA Community-based Outpatient Clinics (CBOCs) in Santa Rosa, San Bruno, Ukiah, and Eureka.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
Potential subjects must be:
- veterans enrolled in a VA primary care clinic
- at least 55 years of age
- have access to a telephone
- have documented pain for at least the past year
- a pain disorder involving muscle strain and inflammation, trauma to nerves, or central nervous system dysfunction
- Their pain condition must be stable and participants must have no clear indication for specific medical/surgical intervention.
Exclusion Criteria
Patients were excluded who were:
- psychotic
- cognitively impaired
- show significant suicidal risk (history of multiple suicide attempts or actively suicidal)
- currently abusing alcohol or other drugs, including prescribed opioid pain medications
- voice impairment that would prevent participation in telephone counseling
- visual impairment that would prevent use of the workbook and completion of assessment materials.
- Patients will also be excluded who have an unstable medical condition and clear indication for specific medical/surgical intervention in the near future.
Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT00371267). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication.