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NCT03699553 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · NA

Lessons in Affect Regulation to Keep Stress and Pain UndeR Control (LARKSPUR R34)

A NA study, sponsored by Northwestern University.

Completed
Registry status
NA
Development phase
80
Enrollment target

NCT03699553: Completed NA study, sponsored by Northwestern University.

NCT03699553 is a NA study that has completed, run by Northwestern University. The registered enrollment target is 80 participants, below the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (94% lower). According to ClinicalTrials.gov, the official US trial registry.

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The verdict

NCT03699553, a NA study, has completed, sponsored by Northwestern University.

COMPLETED
Registry status
NA
Development phase
80 participants
Enrollment target

Study Summary

Chronic pain affects millions of Americans but integrative as well as conventional treatments fall short in terms of alleviating this pain. The investigators are testing a tailored online positive affect skills intervention through a high-quality, randomized controlled trial for people with chronic musculoskeletal pain. The proposed work holds promise as an effective, low cost, easily disseminated intervention to help people cope with chronic pain, decrease depression and distress that pose barriers to optimal adherence, and potentially boost the efficacy of integrative as well as conventional pain treatments.

Primary Outcome

Retention will be defined as responding to the assessments at baseline and at 8 weeks post baseline

Interventions

  • BEHAVIORAL LARKSPUR; Online Positive Emotions Skills for Individuals with Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain
  • BEHAVIORAL Emotion Reporting Control Group

Trial Details

FieldValue
Enrollment Target 80 participants
Start Date 2018-10-15
Est. Completion 2022-12-31
Phase NA
Northwestern University

1,209 total trials

What the finished NCT03699553 record still lists

NCT03699553 is an interventional study that assigns participants to a tested intervention. The registry caps enrollment at 80 participants, a relatively small participant target, below the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (94% lower).

The record links to 0 conditions, and to 2 interventions - of which LARKSPUR; Online Positive Emotions Skills for Individuals with Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain is the first listed.

NCT03699553 does not publish any study locations in the registry export this page uses.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is clinical trial NCT03699553 about?

NCT03699553 is a clinical study titled "Lessons in Affect Regulation to Keep Stress and Pain UndeR Control (LARKSPUR R34)". Chronic pain affects millions of Americans but integrative as well as conventional treatments fall short in terms of alleviating this pain. The investigators are testing a tailored online positive affect skills intervention through a high-quality, randomized controlled trial for people with chronic ...

What is the current status of trial NCT03699553?

This trial is currently completed. It is a NA study. The enrollment target is 80 participants. The study started on 2018-10-15. Estimated completion is 2022-12-31.

What interventions are being tested in trial NCT03699553?

The interventions under investigation include: LARKSPUR; Online Positive Emotions Skills for Individuals with Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain (BEHAVIORAL), Emotion Reporting Control Group (BEHAVIORAL).

Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT03699553?

This trial is sponsored by Northwestern University, which has 1,209 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How this trial's enrollment target compares

Where NCT03699553's enrollment target sits among peer trials

80 994th of 2000 higher than 941 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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