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NCT02132221 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · NA

Cessation of Long-term Opioid Therapy in Chronic Pain Patients

A NA study, sponsored by Massachusetts General Hospital.

Terminated
Registry status
NA
Development phase
6
Enrollment target

NCT02132221: Clinical Trial NA study, sponsored by Massachusetts General Hospital.

NCT02132221 is a NA study that was terminated before completion, run by Massachusetts General Hospital. The registered enrollment target is 6 participants, below the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (100% lower). According to ClinicalTrials.gov, the official US trial registry.

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The verdict

NCT02132221, a NA study, was terminated before completion, sponsored by Massachusetts General Hospital.

TERMINATED
Registry status
NA
Development phase
6 participants
Enrollment target

Study Summary

This research is being done to better understand how to help patients who are not receiving enough relief from opioid prescription medications for chronic non-cancer pain. Opioids are a group of medications that includes morphine, oxycodone-, hydrocodone-, etc. These medications are also called narcotics. Research has shown that patients not benefiting from their opioid prescription medication often feel better when they stop taking it. However, stopping or reducing pain medications can be a difficult transition. Although they do not have much benefit from their medication, many patients are afraid to stop because they feel these medications are the only things giving them a bit of relief. Different strategies can be used to help patients through the period of tapering and it is not clear which one is best. The investigators will test a specific approach used during regular care in the clinic: cognitive therapy.

Primary Outcome

successful taper

Interventions

  • BEHAVIORAL Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Trial Details

FieldValue
Enrollment Target 6 participants
Start Date 2013-10
Est. Completion 2015-01
Phase NA
Massachusetts General Hospital

2,032 total trials

Why NCT02132221 stopped before completion

NCT02132221 is an interventional study that assigns participants to a tested intervention. The registry caps enrollment at 6 participants, a relatively small participant target, below the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (100% lower).

The record links to 0 conditions, and to 1 intervention - of which Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is the first listed.

NCT02132221 does not publish any study locations in the registry export this page uses.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is clinical trial NCT02132221 about?

NCT02132221 is a clinical study titled "Cessation of Long-term Opioid Therapy in Chronic Pain Patients". This research is being done to better understand how to help patients who are not receiving enough relief from opioid prescription medications for chronic non-cancer pain. Opioids are a group of medications that includes morphine, oxycodone-, hydrocodone-, etc. These medications are also called narc...

What is the current status of trial NCT02132221?

This trial is currently terminated. It is a NA study. The enrollment target is 6 participants. The study started on 2013-10. Estimated completion is 2015-01.

What interventions are being tested in trial NCT02132221?

The interventions under investigation include: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (BEHAVIORAL).

Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT02132221?

This trial is sponsored by Massachusetts General Hospital, which has 2,032 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How this trial's enrollment target compares

Where NCT02132221's enrollment target sits among peer trials

6 1983rd of 2000 higher than 13 of 2,000 other NA trials

participants (enrollment target), bucketed by value

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Source ClinicalTrials.gov registry export · 2026-08-08

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Source: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT02132221, the US trial registry maintained by the National Library of Medicine. NCT02132221 (small enrollment · none site footprint · terminated) retrieved and formatted by PlainTrial, see methodology.