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Integrative Therapies for Chronic Pain at Nellis Air Force Base

This study is looking at how well different integrative therapies work for chronic pain. These therapies include acupuncture, myofascial therapy (a type of massage for muscle and connective tissue), microcurrent therapy, LASER therapy, and extracorporeal shockwave therapy. Researchers want to see if these treatments can help reduce pain and improve physical function. You may be able to join if you are 18 or older, an active duty member or DoD beneficiary with chronic back or neck pain, and can receive care at Nellis Air Force Base. The study will measure your pain levels and physical function over 28 weeks to see how effective these treatments are.

Study design
This interventional study plans to enroll 125 participants. It is not specified if treatments are randomized or blinded.
What's involved
You would have screening visits and follow-up visits over 28 weeks. Visits may vary from 30 minutes to 2 hours, depending on the treatments you receive.
Compensation
Not stated in the trial record.
Follow-up
Participants will be followed for 28 weeks after starting treatment to assess pain and physical function.

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NCT07094282

Prospective Assessment of Integrative Therapies for Neuromusculoskeletal Pain (PAIN)

Recruiting
NAAges 18+InterventionalTreatment
David Moss
~125 participants
Updated 2026-08-21 on ClinicalTrials.gov
What's tested:Acupuncturemyofascial therapymicrocurrent therapyLASERextracorporeal shockwave therapyPulsed electromagnetic therapies

At a glance

Recruiting sites
1 of 1 listed site is recruiting right now
RecruitingSuspended, closed, or not yet open
What they're measuring
Dallas Pain Questionnaire
Measured over baseline (pre-treatment) through study period (visit 1, week 0) (visit 2, week 4) (visit 3, week 8) (visit 4, week 12) (visit 5, week 16) (visit 6, week 20) (visit 4, week 24) (visit 8, week 28)
+9 more outcomes measured

Conditions

Chronic Pain

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Where it's being run

1 sites across 1 states
Nevada1

Who to contact

Daniel Shaffer, BSBA
[email protected]
702-653-2067
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Eligibility criteria

Inclusion

Active Duty and DoD Beneficiaries (i.e. former military, spouse, dependent child) aged 18 or older referred to the Nellis Integrative Medicine Clinic chronic back or neck pain
Pain Chronicity Threshold (pain score ≥4/10 documented in EMR or reported by patient at least 2 times in one year and at least 30 days apart).

Exclusion

Enrolled in other pain management program (e.g. pain management, PT
Anticipated Change of station, deployment, retirement from military service, separation from active or reserve military service (includes national guard) or plan to discontinue enrollment at MOMMC in \<6 months
Planned surgery during the study period
Pregnancy
\<3 months post-partum
Hypermobility disorders such as Ehlers Danlos
Active cancer (cancer in remission is not an exclusion)
Implanted electrical devices that cannot be turned off (ie pacemaker); implanted stimulators or pumps that can be turned off are not exclusionary
Injury or surgery within the last 6 weeks
Dementia
Delirium
Inability to make medical decisions or understand treatment plan as decided upon by principle or associate investigators
Undergoing medical evaluation board
Currently in the process of establishing or appealing VA disability rating, or planning to do so within the study period

What this trial measures

  • Dallas Pain Questionnairebaseline (pre-treatment) through study period (visit 1, week 0) (visit 2, week 4) (visit 3, week 8) (visit 4, week 12) (visit 5, week 16) (visit 6, week 20) (visit 4, week 24) (visit 8, week 28)

    16 item quality of life questionnaire assessing multiple domains

  • PROMIS physical function form 6bbaseline (pre-treatment) through study period (visit 1, week 0) (visit 2, week 4) (visit 3, week 8) (visit 4, week 12) (visit 5, week 16) (visit 6, week 20) (visit 4, week 24) (visit 8, week 28)

    6 questions evaluating physical function

  • Defense and Veterans Pain Rating Scalebaseline (pre-treatment) through study period (visit 1, week 0) (visit 2, week 4) (visit 3, week 8) (visit 4, week 12) (visit 5, week 16) (visit 6, week 20) (visit 4, week 24) (visit 8, week 28)

    pain assessment tool using numerical rating scale enhanced by functional word descriptors, color coding, and pictorial facial expressions

  • PEG (pain average, enjoyment of life, and general activity)baseline (pre-treatment) through study period (visit 1, week 0) (visit 2, week 4) (visit 3, week 8) (visit 4, week 12) (visit 5, week 16) (visit 6, week 20) (visit 4, week 24) (visit 8, week 28)

    assesses pain intensity and interference

  • Patient Health Questionnaire 2-item (PHQ-2)baseline (pre-treatment) through study period (visit 1, week 0) (visit 2, week 4) (visit 3, week 8) (visit 4, week 12) (visit 5, week 16) (visit 6, week 20) (visit 4, week 24) (visit 8, week 28)

    measures depressed mood and anhedonia over past 2 weeks

  • Patient health questionnaire 9-itembaseline (pre-treatment) through study period (visit 1, week 0) (visit 2, week 4) (visit 3, week 8) (visit 4, week 12) (visit 5, week 16) (visit 6, week 20) (visit 4, week 24) (visit 8, week 28)

    measures more detailed depressed mood and anhedonia if patient scores 3 or higher on phq-2

  • Generalized Anxiety Disorder 2-itembaseline (pre-treatment) through study period (visit 1, week 0) (visit 2, week 4) (visit 3, week 8) (visit 4, week 12) (visit 5, week 16) (visit 6, week 20) (visit 4, week 24) (visit 8, week 28)

    screening tool for generalized anxiety disorder

  • Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7-itembaseline (pre-treatment) through study period (visit 1, week 0) (visit 2, week 4) (visit 3, week 8) (visit 4, week 12) (visit 5, week 16) (visit 6, week 20) (visit 4, week 24) (visit 8, week 28)

    extended screening tool for generalized anxiety disorder to use if subjects score 3 or higher on GAD-2

  • Pain Catastrophizing Scalebaseline (pre-treatment) through study period (visit 1, week 0) (visit 2, week 4) (visit 3, week 8) (visit 4, week 12) (visit 5, week 16) (visit 6, week 20) (visit 4, week 24) (visit 8, week 28)

    quantifies pain experience (rumination, magnification, and helplessness)

  • Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Indexbaseline (pre-treatment) through study period (visit 1, week 0) (visit 2, week 4) (visit 3, week 8) (visit 4, week 12) (visit 5, week 16) (visit 6, week 20) (visit 4, week 24) (visit 8, week 28)

    Self-report questionnaire that assesses sleep quality over a one-month time interval. The global score ranges from 0 to 21. Higher scores indicate poorer sleep quality.