ClinicalTrials.Veeva

Menu

Tailored Non-Pharmacotherapy Services for Chronic Pain (RESOLVE)

Kaiser Permanente logo

Kaiser Permanente

Status

Completed

Conditions

Chronic Pain

Treatments

Behavioral: Virtual health coach-led CBT-CP based program
Behavioral: Online CBT-CP based program

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

Details and patient eligibility

About

The RESOLVE study is a multicenter comparative effectiveness trial of two cognitive behavioral therapy-based chronic pain (CBT-CP) treatments delivered via telehealth modalities: 1) online program and 2) live, health coach-led, virtual sessions (telephone and/or video conference).

Full description

Specific Aims Aim #1: Determine the effectiveness of an online, CBT-based pain management program and virtual coach-led (telephonic/video) CBT-CP on achieving clinically meaningful improvements in patients' pain severity (pain intensity + pain-related interference) relative to those receiving usual care at 3 months.

1a. Examine the impact of the active interventions on secondary pain outcomes and related quality of life outcomes (social role functioning, physical functioning, and patient global impression of change); as well as exploratory outcomes, which include long-term opioid use; comorbid symptomology (depression, anxiety, and sleep disturbance); and high impact chronic pain and graded chronic pain.

1b. Conduct subgroup analyses to determine the impact of the active interventions on specific populations and explore for potential heterogeneity of treatment effects by sex; rural/medically underserved residency; multiple pain conditions; mental health mood disorders; and negative social determinants of health.

1c. Examine the role of theory-based mediators, pain catastrophizing, pain-related self-efficacy, and perceived support, on pain-severity.

Aim #2: Assess the cost and incremental cost-effectiveness of the online and virtual coach-led CBT-CP interventions compared to each other and usual care.

Aim #3: Conduct a qualitative evaluation to understand: 1) patient experiences of the interventions, including how they relate to treatment response, variability by site, and rural/medically underserved residency status; and 2) health system issues, including adaptations and contextual factors at the site and external levels, barriers and facilitators to intervention success and potential for adoption, sustainability and dissemination.

Enrollment

2,333 patients

Sex

All

Ages

18+ years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

INCLUSION CRITERIA

Electronic Health Record-based inclusion criteria:

  • Active/enrolled in one of the 4 participating integrated health care systems at the time of query and for the prior 360 days
  • Age 18 years or older (based on date of birth documented in EHR)
  • English speaking or do not need interpreter services
  • Have at least one [at Essentia] or at least two which are >60 days apart [at KP sites] outpatient pain-related health care encounter with nonmalignant musculoskeletal pain diagnoses [as determined by ICD10 codes for any of the following: back-neck-, limb/extremity-, joint-pain, arthritic disorders, fibromyalgia, headache, orofacial/temporomandibular pain, or musculoskeletal pain] within the past 360 days
  • Do not have an encounter for surgery related to common musculoskeletal pain conditions (e.g., joint replacement, spinal fusion, carpal tunnel release surgery) [as determined by CPT and/or ICD-10 codes] within the past 60 days
  • Do not have two or more separate encounters with a malignant cancer diagnosis other than non-melanoma skin cancer [as determined by ICD-10 codes] within past 60 days
  • Do not have ICD-10 code(s), Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) code(s) or department/provider encounters indicating receipt of hospice or other palliative care within the past 360 days
  • Do not have ICD-10 codes indicating severe cognitive impairment precluding participation in a behavioral/ lifestyle change program
  • Note: At the KPWA site only, one additional EHR-based exclusion criterion will be applied, which is: Do not have ICD-10 codes indicating opioid use disorder (OUD). This criterion is being applied because there is another HEAL study being conducted at KPWA that focuses on treating individuals with pain and OUD specifically.]

Patient-reported inclusion criteria:

  • Have high-impact chronic pain (as indicated by self-report of having pain on most or every day in past 3 months and pain limiting life or work activities on most or every day in past 3 months)
  • Have persistent pain (as indicated by self-report Pain, Enjoyment of Life and General Activity (PEG) score of ≥ 12)
  • Be able to participate in either of the active interventions (i.e., have internet and phone access required for accessing treatments)

EXCLUSION CRITERIA (patient-reported):

  • Have received CBT for pain or pain-related psychoeducation or behavioral skills training within in the past 6 months (in-person, by phone or videoconference, or online)
  • Currently receiving or will be starting CBT for pain or pain-related psychoeducation or behavioral skills training in the next month (in-person, by phone or videoconference, or online)
  • Currently receiving or will be starting inpatient or intensive outpatient services for substance use disorder in the next month
  • Have a planned/scheduled surgery in next 12 months related to pain condition

Trial design

Primary purpose

Treatment

Allocation

Randomized

Interventional model

Parallel Assignment

Masking

Single Blind

2,333 participants in 3 patient groups

Online CBT-CP based program
Active Comparator group
Description:
Self-completed, online program in which participants complete eight, interactive sessions (approximately one per week) focused on training in one or more evidence-based pain coping skills (no usual care services restricted)
Treatment:
Behavioral: Online CBT-CP based program
Virtual health coach-led CBT-CP based program
Active Comparator group
Description:
Live, health coach-led program delivered by telephone or videoconference in which participants complete eight, interactive sessions (approximately one per week) focused on training in one or more evidence-based pain coping skills (no usual care services restricted)
Treatment:
Behavioral: Virtual health coach-led CBT-CP based program
Usual Care plus information
No Intervention group
Description:
Receipt of a bound copy of the 2020 edition of the American Chronic Pain Association Resource Guide to Chronic Pain Management and any pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic treatments available to them without restriction

Trial documents
2

Trial contacts and locations

4

Loading...

Data sourced from clinicaltrials.gov

Clinical trials

Find clinical trialsTrials by location
© Copyright 2026 Veeva Systems