Improving daily functioning for Veterans with chronic pain using a digital intervention
Official title: Assessing the Efficacy of an Acceptance-Based Digital Intervention to Improve Functioning for Veterans with Chronic Pain
Funded at Edith Nourse Rogers Memorial Veterans Hospital · NIH-10973554 · Data updated 2026-11-12
This study is testing a new online program designed to help Veterans with chronic pain feel better and improve their daily lives using helpful strategies they can access from home.
Quick facts
| Grant type | NIH-funded research |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | Edith Nourse Rogers Memorial Veterans Hospital NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Bedford, United States) |
| Project start | November 1, 2023 |
| Project end | October 31, 2027 |
| Funding year | 2025 |
| NIH project number | 5I01RX004804-02 |
| Project ID | NIH-10973554 on NIH RePORTER |
Who could benefit from this research
✓Could help
Ideal candidates for this research are Veterans aged 21 and older who are experiencing chronic pain.
✕Less likely to help
Patients who do not have chronic pain or are not Veterans may not receive benefit from this research.
What this research studies
This research focuses on developing a digital intervention based on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to help Veterans manage chronic pain more effectively. The program aims to improve daily functioning and quality of life by providing accessible, evidence-based strategies that can be used from home. Participants will engage with the intervention through digital platforms, allowing them to overcome barriers related to in-person care. The study will assess the efficacy of this approach in enhancing pain management and overall well-being for Veterans.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, this research could provide Veterans with effective tools to manage chronic pain and improve their daily functioning.
How similar studies have gone: Previous research has shown that Acceptance and Commitment Therapy can be effective for chronic pain management, indicating potential success for this digital intervention.
Where this research is happening
-
Edith Nourse Rogers Memorial Veterans Hospital
Bedford, United States Active
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Reilly, Erin — Edith Nourse Rogers Memorial Veterans Hospital
- Study coordinator: Reilly, Erin
Related research
Other NIH-funded projects on the same topics.
-
Motor cortex tricks to ease chronic pain
A study in rodents and people tests whether non-invasive brain stimulation of the motor cortex can reduce chronic pain and how best to target it.
-
Human pain center study to map normal and migraine-trigeminal neurons
A large NIH-funded project will map and study the human trigeminal neurons involved in migraines to understand what changes in these cells during headache conditions.
-
Understanding human pain neurons to improve migraine care
Researchers are studying human pain-sensing neurons to uncover what makes migraine start and persist, with the goal of better treatments for people who experience migraines.
-
Whole Person Pain Algorithm to personalize chronic pain care
A new, evidence-based model helps explain why chronic low back pain affects people differently and could guide personalized diagnosis and treatment.
-
Understanding how to use pharmacogenomic testing to guide chronic pain care
This grant looks at how doctors who treat long‑term pain decide when and how to use genetic testing to tailor pain medicines for safer and more effective care.
-
Mindfulness and Self-Hypnosis for Pain in Older Adults
This grant tests non-drug ways like mindfulness and self-hypnosis to help people over 60 manage chronic pain.
About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page.