Brief Pain Reprocessing Therapy in Veterans

Brief Pain Reprocessing Therapy: An Optimized Integrative Exposure Intervention for Veterans With Chronic Low Back Pain

This research is studying whether a Zoom-based behavioral intervention may have an impact as a treatment for Veterans with Chronic Low Back Pain (CLBP).

The study will examine:

• The acceptability of the Brief Pain Reprocessing Therapy (BPRT) intervention
• The feasibility of the BPRT intervention
• The safety of the BPRT intervention

This study will take place remotely and there will be no on-site visits.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Low back pain that has lasted greater than 6 months, with pain on at least half of these days
• Must provide verification of being an Armed Service Veteran.
• Able to read, write and speak English
• Internet access and audio-conferencing capability (e.g., Zoom meetings by phone or computer) in the home

Exclusion Criteria:

• Self-reported evidence of a separate medical condition (e.g., rheumatoid arthritis), acute injury in the past 12 months (e.g., self-reported spinal fracture), self-reported loss of bowel or bladder control in the past year (which may indicate presence of cauda equina syndrome), or evidence of presence of a metastasizing cancer requiring treatment
• Pending surgical procedures or interventional therapies (e.g., spinal injections) within the next 12 months
• Confirmed/suspected pregnancy
• Evidence of other conditions that may preclude participants from understanding or being able to participate in study procedure (e.g., schizoaffective disorder, suspected or diagnosed dementia)
• Currently receiving cognitive-behavioral therapy or other psychological therapies for pain
• Open litigation in the past 1 year, as assessed in preliminary study screening.
• Any other diseases or conditions that would make a patient unsuitable for study participation as determined by the site principal investigators.