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Administrative data

NCT number NCT05047120
Other study ID # STUDY00009601
Secondary ID
Status Enrolling by invitation
Phase N/A
First received
Last updated
Start date September 18, 2023
Est. completion date May 15, 2026

Study information

Verified date November 2023
Source University of Washington
Contact n/a
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority
Study type Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Chronic spinal cord injury (SCI) pain is complex and difficult to treat. For individuals with SCI, pain often begins early in the course of their SCI and continues longitudinally. Unfortunately, SCI-related pain is frequently not responsive to medical treatment and medical treatments that are available and commonly used, such as opioids, have negative side-effects and risk of addiction. Nonpharmacological (non-medication) interventions to reduce chronic pain show promise both for individuals with SCI as well as other chronic pain conditions. Research on psychological interventions for chronic pain over the past two decades has consistently found these interventions to be more effective than no treatment, standard care, pain education, or relaxation training alone. However, many of these interventions are designed and implemented in outpatient settings after chronic pain has already developed. The development of early, effective, and preventative interventions to reduce the development of chronic pain has the potential to vastly improve quality of life for individuals with SCI. Having demonstrated the feasibility and acceptance of this treatment in an earlier study, the purpose of this randomized clinical trial is to compare the treatment of Hypnosis Enhanced Cognitive (HYPCT) therapy to Pain Education (ED) for reducing acute and chronic pain for individuals with new spinal cord injuries. The main goals of the study are to: - Aim 1: Test the effectiveness of HYPCT during inpatient rehabilitation for SCI compared to a ED for reducing current pain intensity. - Aim 2: Determine the post-intervention impact of HYPCT sessions compared to ED on average pain intensity. Participants will be asked to: - Complete 4 surveys over seven months - Complete pre and post treatment pain assessments for each of 4 treatment/control sessions Participants will be assigned to one of two groups for treatment and receive either: - 4 Hypnotic Cognitive therapy sessions or - 4 Pain Education sessions


Description:

The purpose of this study is to see if a novel psychotherapy is helpful for reducing pain in patients who been recently diagnosed with a spinal cord injury (SCI). This therapy is an in-person hypnosis enhanced cognitive therapy designed to help people with a recent SCI cope with the pain that may come with that injury. Hypnosis enhanced cognitive therapy will be compared to pain education. Pain education is a semi-standard course which instructs patients with SCI about the types, causes, and usual treatments for pain associated with SCI. This study will be conducted with newly diagnosed patients completing their initial inpatient rehabilitation treatment at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, WA. Subjects who meet eligibility criteria and consent to take part in this study will be randomly assigned to one of two groups. One is hypnosis enhance cognitive therapy (HYPCT) group and the other is the pain education (ED) group. Subjects cannot choose which group to be in. Hypnosis Enhance Cognitive Therapy Group: Participants assigned to this group will work with a psychologist (PhD) who will provide them with HYPCT. There will be 4 therapy sessions spread out over the duration of the inpatient stay or at least weekly. Sessions will take place in patient hospital rooms and last approximately one hour. Patients will learn some new information and skills to better cope with pain. Sessions will include a brief hypnosis to help patients think about pain in ways that will reduce their experience of pain. During hypnosis, patients spend a lot of time relaxing and listening to the sound of the psychologist's voice. We will record these hypnosis exercises so that patients can listen to them in between sessions with the psychologist. Pain Education Group: Participants assigned to this group will work with a psychologist (PhD) who will provide them with ED. There will be 4 education sessions spread out over the duration of the inpatient stay or at least weekly. Sessions will take place in the patient hospital rooms and last approximately one hour. Patients will be educated about pain, including its causes, neurophysiology, nature, and impact. There may be both general pain information as well as information tailored to the SCI specific symptoms. These will be interactive and patients will discuss the content with the therapist. Patients may listen to audio recordings, review educational information and think about what they learned between sessions. Upon completing the study, everyone in the pain education group will be offered the 6 standardized hypnosis audio recordings provided to the HYPCT group. ED group will be asked to complete a survey one month after receiving the standard hypnosis recordings. Both groups will be asked to complete a baseline survey asking about their demographics, health, and pain. A second survey will be completed after completion of the treatment sessions (HYPCT and ED), a survey will be completed 6 months after that, and then a final survey one month later (at approximately 7 months). The surveys will ask questions about the patient's pain, the treatment of their pain, mood, and sleep quality. A trained research assistant will administer the surveys in person during the rehabilitation hospital stay and by telephone after discharge. These surveys will each take 30-45 minutes. For both groups, before and after each session, patients will be asked about their pain levels and relief. This should take less than 2 minutes.


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Enrolling by invitation
Enrollment 88
Est. completion date May 15, 2026
Est. primary completion date September 30, 2025
Accepts healthy volunteers No
Gender All
Age group 16 Years to 85 Years
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria: - diagnosis of SCI at any level or severity - currently admitted to IPR at Harborview Medical Center - moderately intense pain - evidences an ability to read and speak English Exclusion Criteria: - severe cognitive impairment - presence or history of mental health problems that would require referral for more intensive treatment or complicate hypnotic treatment - suicide attempt within the past 6 months - current, active suicidal ideation, plan, or intent - unable to provide informed consent.

Study Design


Intervention

Behavioral:
Hypnosis enhanced cognitive behavioral therapy
This therapy entails subjects being induced into a state of relaxation and the receiving cognitive behavioral therapy for pain associated with a new spinal cord injury.
Pain Education
This therapy entails subjects learning about the causes, mechanisms, and ways to reduce pain associated with a new spinal cord injury.

Locations

Country Name City State
United States Harborview Medical Center Seattle Washington

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
University of Washington The Craig H. Neilsen Foundation

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Other Frequency of Independent Practice Self-report of number of practice sessions 1 time per week for 4 weeks, 1 time after 4 weeks (HYPCT/ED Completion), 1 time at 6 month Follow-up, 1 time at 7 month follow-up.
Other UW-CAP Short Form (Pain Catastrophizing) The UW-CAP is intended measure an individual's level of pain catastrophizing. 1 time upon enrollment, 1 time after 4 weeks (HYPCT/ED Completion), 1 time at 6 month Follow-up, 1 time at 7 month follow-up.
Other Chronic Pain Acceptance Scale (Pain Acceptance) Chronic Pain Acceptance Scale (Pain Acceptance) has been designed to measure acceptance of pain. 1 time upon enrollment, 1 time after 4 weeks (HYPCT/ED Completion), 1 time at 6 month Follow-up, 1 time at 7 month follow-up.
Other UW-PRSE Short Form (Pain Related Self-Efficacy) The UW-PRSE is intended measure an individual's level of pain related self-efficacy. 1 time upon enrollment, 1 time after 4 weeks (HYPCT/ED Completion), 1 time at 6 month Follow-up, 1 time at 7 month follow-up.
Other Patient Global Impression of Improvement (PGI-I) The Patient Global Impression of Improvement (PGI-I) is an instrument designed to measure a patients interpretation of symptom changes following intervention. 1 time after 4 weeks (HYPCT/ED Completion), 1 time at 6 month Follow-up, 1 time at 7 month follow-up.
Other Benefit, Satisfaction, and Willingness (BSW) The BSW is a useful tool to capture patients' global impressions of three key elements of treatment outcome: a perceived benefit, satisfaction with treatment, and the willingness to continue treatment 1 time after 4 weeks (HYPCT/ED Completion), 1 time at 6 month Follow-up, 1 time at 7 month follow-up.
Primary 0-10 Numerical Rating Scale of Pain change score (Decrease in Pain following live Session with Therapist) 0 - 10, self-reported rating of pain. Possible scores range from 0 (no pain) to 10 (pain as bad as you can imagine) 2 times per week for 4 weeks
Primary 0-10 Numerical Rating Scale of Pain (Pain Relief following Practice Sessions) 0 - 10, self-reported rating of pain. Possible scores range from 0 (no pain) to 10 (pain as bad as you can imagine) 1 time per week for 4 weeks
Primary Self-reported estimate of amount of time post therapy session that pain relief persists Minutes and/or hours after therapy that pain relief persists 1 time per week for 4 weeks
Primary Self-reported estimate of amount of time post practice session that pain relief persists Minutes and/or hours after practice session that pain relief persists 1 time per week for 4 weeks
Primary 0-10 Numerical Rating Scale of Pain (Weekly average pain intensity) 0 - 10, self-reported rating of pain. Possible scores range from 0 (no pain) to 10 (pain as bad as you can imagine) 1 time upon enrollment, 1 time after 4 weeks (HYPCT/ED Completion), 1 time at 6 month Follow-up, 1 time at 7 month follow-up.
Secondary PROMIS Pain Interference Short Form The PROMIS Pain Interference measures the self-reported consequences of pain on relevant aspects of a person's life. 1 time upon enrollment, 1 time after 4 weeks (HYPCT/ED Completion), 1 time at 6 month Follow-up, 1 time at 7 month follow-up.
Secondary PHQ-9 Patient Health Questionnaire is used to provisionally diagnose depression and grade severity of symptoms in general medical and mental health settings. 1 time upon enrollment, 1 time after 4 weeks (HYPCT/ED Completion), 1 time at 6 month Follow-up, 1 time at 7 month follow-up.
Secondary PROMIS Anxiety short form PROMIS Anxiety short form is a 7-item measure that assesses the pure domain of anxiety in individuals. 1 time upon enrollment, 1 time after 4 weeks (HYPCT/ED Completion), 1 time at 6 month Follow-up, 1 time at 7 month follow-up.
Secondary PROMIS Sleep Disturbance The PROMIS Sleep Disturbance instruments assess self-reported perceptions of sleep quality, sleep depth, and restoration associated with sleep. 1 time upon enrollment, 1 time after 4 weeks (HYPCT/ED Completion), 1 time at 6 month Follow-up, 1 time at 7 month follow-up.
Secondary Opioid Use from Electronic medical record review Medication and dosage 1 time upon enrollment, 1 time after 4 weeks (HYPCT/ED Completion)
Secondary The Tobacco, Alcohol, Prescription medications, and other Substance (TAPS) The Tobacco, Alcohol, Prescription medications, and other Substance [TAPS] Tool consists of a 4-item screening for tobacco use, alcohol use, prescription medication misuse, and illicit substance use in the past year and brief assessment 1 time upon enrollment, time at 6 month Follow-up, 1 time at 7 month follow-up.
Secondary 0-10 Numerical Rating Scale of Pain (Pain Relief following Medication Administration) 0-10 Numerical Rating Scale of Pain 1 time per week for 4 weeks
Secondary Digit span (forward, backward, sequencing) (Working memory) Measure ask subjects to count forward, backwards, and with different sequencing. 1 time upon enrollment, 1 time after 4 weeks (HYPCT/ED Completion), 1 time at 6 month Follow-up, 1 time at 7 month follow-up.
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