Brief Pain Exposure Therapy (BPET) For Nociplastic Pain

Part of paid clinical trials in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Sponsor
University of Michigan
Study ID
NCT06208514
Status
Recruiting
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Conditions

  • Chronic Low Back Pain (CLBP)
  • Chronic Pelvic Pain
  • Fibromyalgia
  • Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
ALL
Age
18 Years - N/A
Healthy Volunteers
Not accepted

Interventions

  • Brief pain exposure therapy (BPET) — BEHAVIORAL
    Participants will complete daily logs for 7-days pre-treatment baseline, along with 21 days during the intervention protocol (fibromyalgia participants only will complete the daily logs), and 7 for days post-treatment. Brief Pain Exposure Therapy will be given for 3 weeks, 1.5 hours per week, telehealth-based behavioral intervention for chronic pain. Session content will include pain neuroscience education, mindfulness meditation, and graded exposure techniques for improving tolerance of painful or feared activities. Participants will also be provided handouts and pre-recorded meditation and imagery scripts that participants can use to facilitate between-session practices. In addition, participants will complete surveys through-out the study.

Study Details

This study is intended to test whether a brief Zoom-based behavioral treatment can help adults with fibromyalgia (FM), Lupus, chronic pelvic pain, and chronic low back pain learn effective strategies for reducing pain, disability and other problems that can come with fibromyalgia, Lupus, chronic pelvic pain, and chronic low back pain (such as depression or anxiety).

Key Dates

Start date
Mar 4, 2024
Status verified
Dec 2025
Primary completion
Apr 30, 2027
Completion
Jul 31, 2027

Study Design

Enrollment
125 participants (estimated)
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT

Arms

  • Experimental: Brief pain exposure therapy (BPET)

Primary Outcome Measure

Change in pain intensity based on the Numeric Pain Rating Scale between day 1 (T1) and day 60 (T5) [ Time Frame: Day 1, Day 60 ]

Central Contacts

Locations (1)

FacilityCityStateZIPSite coordinators
University of MichiganAnn ArborMichigan48109
Beth Banner
[email protected]
734-998-5837
John Sturgeon, PhD (PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR)

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