Who is eligible for clinical trial NCT06696352?

Participants must meet protocol criteria for Chronic Pain. Confirm exact inclusion and exclusion requirements with the study coordinator.

Does clinical trial NCT06696352 provide travel or cost reimbursement?

Check with the site coordinator at the participating facility for travel and lodging stipend availability, and for which routine-care costs are covered.

🏛️ Verified NIH Record • Updated 2026-05-08

Partners4Pain & Wellbeing: A Randomized Trial of Community Supported Complementary and Integrative Health Self-management for Back Pain (NCT06696352)

🔵 Active, Not Recruiting Observational / Diagnostic 🧠 Behavioral & Psychological Program Sponsor: University of Minnesota

🩺 Plain-English Summary (8th-Grade Level)

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn how well two community-based self-management programs work in people with chronic back or neck pain. The main question it aims to answer is: How well does a community-based self-management program teaching mind-body skills such as mindfulness and cognitive behavioral approaches (Partners4Pain) work for reducing pain intensity and interference with general activities and enjoyment of life compared to a community-based self-management program focused on general health and wellbeing (Keys to Wellbeing)? Participants will be asked to do the following: * Attend 2 screening visits to learn about the study and see if they meet the requirements to participate. * Be randomly assigned to one of the two community-based self-management programs. * Attend 9 weekly self-management program sessions (90 minutes each) * Complete surveys about their pain and overall health at 2 months (after the programs end), 4 months, and 6 months. Funding for the project is provided through the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) and the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) through the NIH HEAL Initiative (https://heal.nih.gov/), R33AT012309.

Who can join: To join this study, participants generally need to meet the listed inclusion criteria (5 items) and avoid the listed exclusions (5 items).

Location: University of Minnesota — Minneapolis, Minnesota

📋 "Do I Qualify?" — 1-Minute Self Screener

Instant Checklist

Check every box below. If you can check all of them, you may meet the study's basic screening requirements (final eligibility is confirmed by the site team).

18 years of age or older
Self-reported chronic back pain (defined as pain in the low or mid back, or neck pain) which has lasted for 3 months or longer
Score of 3 or higher on the self-reported Pain, Enjoyment of Life and General Activity scale (PEG scale - 0-10)
Member of one or more of the following populations: American Indian/Alaska Native; Asian; Black/African American; Hispanic/Latino; Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islanders; Socioeconomically disadvantaged (annual household income less than $50,000)
Reside within the Minneapolis/St. Paul metro region

Usually NOT eligible if any of the following apply:

Exclusion Criteria:
Severe unmanaged mental illness
Self-reported cancer with active treatment involving radiation or chemotherapy.
Dementia - Mini Mental State Exam score of 23 or lower for those with suspicion of cognitive impairment
Self-reported pregnancy

🔍 Extracted verbatim from the official NIH eligibility criteria. Always confirm with the study coordinator.

📍 All Participating Trial Locations (1 Sites)

University of Minnesota — Minneapolis, Minnesota

💰 Cost, Insurance & Patient Rights

100% Free Items: The investigational treatment and protocol-required procedures are supplied at zero cost by the sponsor.
Routine Patient Care: Under federal law (ACA § 2709) and many state statutes, routine care costs are covered during participation.
Voluntary Participation: You may withdraw at any time without affecting your standard medical care.

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