# Optimizing Psychotherapy for Older Veterans With Chronic Pain

> **NCT03918642** · NA · COMPLETED · sponsor: **VA Office of Research and Development** · enrollment: 126 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Musculoskeletal Pain

## Interventions

- **BEHAVIORAL:** Emotional Awareness and Expression Therapy
- **BEHAVIORAL:** Cognitive Behavior Therapy

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT03918642
- **Lead sponsor:** VA Office of Research and Development
- **Sponsor class:** FED
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2019-05-16
- **Primary completion:** 2023-09-14
- **Final completion:** 2023-09-14
- **Target enrollment:** 126 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2024-11-04


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT03918642

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT03918642, "Optimizing Psychotherapy for Older Veterans With Chronic Pain". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-25 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT03918642. Licensed CC0.

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