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The Pain & Stress Interview Study for People With Chronic Pain
NCT04498663 · View on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
Study Summary
The goal of the study is to determine whether a brief, therapeutic interview can help patients improve their pain and health by addressing psychological issues that are known to drive chronic musculoskeletal pain. This randomized, controlled trial tests the efficacy of a brief, one-session therapeutic interview for patients with chronic musculoskeletal pain and histories of childhood adversity. Adults with chronic musculoskeletal pain will be randomized to either a therapeutic interview condition or a waitlist control condition. The therapeutic interview will be 90-minute session during which participants will be encouraged to disclose stressful experiences, express important emotions, and identify connections between their life stress and their pain, which we hope will increase their psychological attributions for pain and reduce their pain, interpersonal problems, and psychological distress. The study will compare the therapeutic interview condition to a delayed interview condition and will follow patients for 6 weeks to identify changes in response to the interview. Participants in the therapeutic interview condition are expected to show more improvement on pain severity, pain interference, psychological distress, interpersonal function, and psychological attitudes toward pain at follow-up, relative to participants in the delayed interview condition.
Conditions Studied
Interventions
- BEHAVIORAL Emotion- and Relationship-Focused Therapeutic Interview
Study Locations (1)
Michigan
- Wayne State University Department of Psychology — Detroit
Trial Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Enrollment Target | 91 participants |
| Start Date | 2020-09-10 |
| Est. Completion | 2021-06-30 |
| Phase | NA |
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Full Details on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗What the Registry Record Tells You About NCT04498663
The ClinicalTrials.gov registry entry for NCT04498663 describes a study currently listed as completed. It is categorized as NA, which is the standard way researchers label where a study sits along the investigational pathway from early safety work through later efficacy and post-marketing evaluation. The registered enrollment target is 91 participants, a figure that helps gauge the scale of data the investigators plan to collect. The listed sponsor is Mark A. Lumley, which has 3 total studies on file at ClinicalTrials.gov, and sponsors are the parties responsible for study design, oversight, and regulatory filings.
The record links to 1 condition, with Musculoskeletal Pain appearing as the primary indexed condition, and to 1 intervention — of which Emotion- and Relationship-Focused Therapeutic Interview is the first listed. Interventions can include drugs, devices, procedures, behavioral programs, or observational arms, and each is tracked as a separate registry field so that downstream queries can filter accurately. When a trial lists multiple interventions, it usually reflects a multi-arm design or a comparison protocol rather than a single treatment being tested in isolation. The brief summary published in the registry is the clearest source of protocol intent and should be read before drawing conclusions from any sidebar tags.
Geographic footprint matters for practical reasons: NCT04498663 reports 1 study location spanning 1 distinct geographic area — top geographies include Michigan. A larger site network tends to correlate with broader recruitment capacity, but it does not imply anything about study quality, and site-level enrollment status can diverge from the overall registry status shown above. Every data point on this page comes from the public ClinicalTrials.gov dataset and is reproduced here for reference only; it is not a medical recommendation, an endorsement of the sponsor, or an invitation to enroll. Verify current status, eligibility criteria, and contact details directly at ClinicalTrials.gov, and discuss any participation decision with your own healthcare provider.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is clinical trial NCT04498663 about?
NCT04498663 is a clinical study titled "The Pain & Stress Interview Study for People With Chronic Pain". The goal of the study is to determine whether a brief, therapeutic interview can help patients improve their pain and health by addressing psychological issues that are known to drive chronic musculoskeletal pain. This randomized, controlled trial tests the efficacy of a brief, one-session therapeut...
What is the current status of trial NCT04498663?
This trial is currently completed. It is a NA study. The enrollment target is 91 participants. The study started on 2020-09-10. Estimated completion is 2021-06-30.
What conditions does trial NCT04498663 study?
This clinical trial studies the following conditions: Musculoskeletal Pain. These conditions were identified from the trial registry and reflect the primary focus areas of the research.
What interventions are being tested in trial NCT04498663?
The interventions under investigation include: Emotion- and Relationship-Focused Therapeutic Interview (BEHAVIORAL). Each intervention is being evaluated for safety and efficacy as part of this clinical study.
Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT04498663?
This trial is sponsored by Mark A. Lumley, which has 3 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov. The sponsor is responsible for the study's design, funding, and regulatory compliance.
Where is trial NCT04498663 being conducted?
This trial has 1 study location across Michigan. Contact the study sites directly through ClinicalTrials.gov for enrollment availability.
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