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Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Chronic Pain in Adults With Cerebral Palsy
Key facts
- Who runs it
- Hugo W. Moser Research Institute at Kennedy Krieger, Inc.
- Where
- Baltimore, United StatesSee the site
- Trial code
- Status
- Active, not recruiting
- People taking part
- 14 people enrolled
- Started
- 27 Feb 2025
- Expected to end
- Feb 2027
- Type of study
- Interventional, 2 groups
- Treatments tested
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Chronic Pain
- Record updated
- 27 April 2026
Who can take part
- Age
- 18 years and older
- Sex
- Women and men
- Healthy volunteers
- Cannot take part
The registry criteria, word for word
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Who can take part
- At least 18 years of age
- Has a diagnosis of cerebral palsy
- Able to send and receive information effectively with familiar communication partners
- Able, during the consent process, to answer questions about the study to indicate that they understand and consent to participation
- Has pain that at least moderately interferes with some aspect(s) of their daily activities
- Able and willing to participate in all assessment and group sessions regardless of randomization outcome
- Appears on a screening assessment to have enough cognitive ability to recognize their thoughts, feelings, and behaviors to be able to benefit from CBT-CP
Who cannot take part
- Previously received Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) for chronic pain
- Endorses that most of their pain is attributable to a recent event (e.g. trauma, surgery that occurred in the past 3 months)
- Unable to attend weekly CBT-CP sessions from a location in the state of Maryland
Where in United States
- Kennedy Krieger InstituteBaltimore, United States
About the trial
What the trial wants to find out
The purpose of this study is to understand if cognitive behavioral therapy can feasibly be provided to groups of adults with cerebral palsy and chronic pain via virtual group therapy sessions.
The 2 groups in the trial
- CBT_laterTreatment being tested
The CBT\_later group will receive Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Chronic Pain (CBT-CP; the primary intervention-a 12-week group therapy course) beginning approximately 3 months after enrollment.
Treatment: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Chronic Pain
- CBT_nowTreatment being tested
The CBT\_now group will receive Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Chronic Pain (CBT-CP; the primary intervention-a 12-week group therapy course) beginning shortly after enrollment.
Treatment: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Chronic Pain
Data and sources
- Registry record
- Listed on ClinicalTrials.gov.
- Record updated
- 27 April 2026