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MET-based therapy for Chronic Pain (PREPaRe Trial)

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Waitlist Available
Research Sponsored by Boston Children's Hospital
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
Be younger than 65 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up 1 year post-treatment
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PREPaRe Trial Summary

This trial is testing a way to motivate patients with chronic pain to manage their condition themselves, through an intervention based on motivational interviewing.

PREPaRe Trial Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~1 year post-treatment
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 1 year post-treatment for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Functional disability inventory (FDI) total score
Length of stay
Modified Adolescent Treatment Engagement Questionnaire
+2 more
Secondary outcome measures
Chronic Pain Acceptance Questionnaire total score
Committed action questionnaire
Committed action questionnaire total score
+1 more

PREPaRe Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
Group I: InterventionExperimental Treatment2 Interventions
Receive motivational enhancement training based, telehealth-delivered 6-8 session intervention aimed at increasing readiness to engage in pain self-management, in addition to all recommended outpatient treatments.
Group II: Standard CareActive Control1 Intervention
Participate in all recommended outpatient pain treatments while awaiting PPRC admission.
Treatment
First Studied
Drug Approval Stage
How many patients have taken this drug
Standard Care
2018
Completed Phase 4
~3720

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Boston Children's HospitalLead Sponsor
767 Previous Clinical Trials
5,580,429 Total Patients Enrolled
9 Trials studying Chronic Pain
1,234 Patients Enrolled for Chronic Pain
~16 spots leftby Jun 2025
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