An Evaluation of MBSR and CBT for Veterans With Chronic Pain
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Brief summary
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Approximately fifty percent of Veterans report chronic pain. Management of chronic pain is often compounded by other life problems, including depression and posttraumatic stress disorder. Use of opioids for pain management entails risk of harm, and effective non-pharmacologic approaches to chronic pain management are needed. Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) and group Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Chronic Pain (CBT-CP) are programs that teach skills to improve functionality and quality of life for people with chronic pain. However, studies of MBSR and the group form of CBT-CP for chronic pain remain limited. In the proposed trial, MBSR will be compared to CBT-CP and usual care, with assessment of pain interference and other outcomes at 6-month follow-up. If MBSR and group CBT-CP are shown to be effective in improving outcomes, it would support use of these modalities for chronic pain.
Study identification
- NCT ID
- NCT04486066
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Enrollment
- 217 participants
Conditions and interventions
Conditions
Interventions
- Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Behavioral
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Chronic Pain Behavioral
- Usual Care Other
Behavioral · Other
Eligibility (public fields only)
- Age range
- 18 Years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Healthy volunteers not accepted
This page does not interpret eligibility. Detailed inclusion and exclusion criteria are on the official ClinicalTrials.gov record.
Study timeline
- Start date
- Jan 26, 2021
- Primary completion
- Apr 30, 2024
- Completion
- Sep 29, 2024
- Last update posted
- Jun 24, 2025
2021 – 2024
United States locations
- U.S. sites
- 1
- U.S. states
- 1
- U.S. cities
- 1
| Facility | City | State | ZIP | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VA Puget Sound Health Care System Seattle Division, Seattle, WA | Seattle | Washington | 98108-1532 | — |
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