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Verum VGAIT Group for Chronic Pain

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Recruiting
Research Sponsored by Massachusetts General Hospital
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
Be between 18 and 65 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up 6 weeks

Summary

This trialwill study the effects of "video-guided acupuncture imagery treatment" on chronic low back pain. 8 sessions over 6 wks, with primary outcome being change in pain severity.

Eligible Conditions
  • Chronic Pain

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~6 weeks
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 6 weeks for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Study objectives can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary study objectives
Changes in low back pain (LBP) severity score
Secondary study objectives
Changes in back-pain specific disability score
Changes in dysfunction, as measured by Patient Reported Outcomes Measurement System (PROMIS) Global Health score
Changes in dysfunction, as measured by Patient Reported Outcomes Measurement System-29 (PROMIS-29) score
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Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Placebo Group
Group I: Verum VGAIT GroupExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Participants in this group will receive verum (real) acupuncture and verum video-guided acupuncture imagery treatment (VGAIT).
Group II: Sham VGAIT GroupPlacebo Group1 Intervention
Participants in this group will receive sham acupuncture and sham VGAIT.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Massachusetts General HospitalLead Sponsor
3,012 Previous Clinical Trials
13,309,191 Total Patients Enrolled
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4,933 Patients Enrolled for Chronic Pain
~12 spots leftby Nov 2025
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