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RAMP Program for Chronic Pain in Rural Veterans

This study is testing a program called RAMP (Reaching Rural Veterans: Applying Mind-Body Skills for Pain Using a Whole Health Telehealth Intervention) for people with chronic pain. RAMP is a 9-week program delivered online in group sessions, teaching mind-body skills and providing education to help you manage pain. The study aims to see if RAMP can improve how you deal with pain. You might be able to join if you are 18 or older, live in a rural area, and have chronic pain diagnosed in your medical records, with pain on most days for the past three months. The study plans to enroll 500 participants. The main goal is to measure how much pain interferes with your life over a 6-month period.

Study design
This is a randomized clinical trial (RCT) that plans to enroll 500 participants. It is testing the RAMP program, which is a behavioral intervention.
What's involved
You would participate in a 9-week program with weekly 90-minute online group sessions. Assessments will be done at the beginning, at 10 weeks, and at 6 months.
Compensation
Not stated in the trial record.
Follow-up
Participants will be followed for 6 months after starting the program, with assessments at 10 weeks and 6 months.

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NCT07541599

Reaching Rural Veterans: Applying Mind-Body Skills for Pain Using a Whole Health Telehealth Intervention - UH3

Recruiting
NAAges 18+InterventionalTreatment
Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Medical Center
~500 participants
Updated 2026-05-15 on ClinicalTrials.gov
What's tested:RAMP Program

At a glance

Recruiting sites
1 of 1 listed site is recruiting right now
RecruitingSuspended, closed, or not yet open
What they're measuring
Pain interference
Measured over Average over 6 months of follow-up, with assessments at baseline, 10 weeks and 6 months.

Conditions

Chronic Pain

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Where it's being run

1 sites across 1 states
Minnesota1

Study leadership

  • Roni Evans, DC, PhD, MS · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · University of Minnesota
  • Katherine Hadlandsmyth, PhD · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · University of Iowa
  • Diana Burgess, PhD · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Medical Center

Who to contact

Diana Burgess, PhD
[email protected]
612-467-1591
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Eligibility criteria

Inclusion

18 years of age or older
rural-dwelling based on U.S. Health Services Research Administration Criteria
chronic pain based on two qualifying pain diagnoses in their electronic health record (EHR) within the same diagnostic category, at least 90 days apart, during the previous 2 years
self-reported pain on at least most days in the past 3 months
Brief Pain Inventory Interference subscale score ≥ 4/10
access to a device with internet
willingness to engage in intervention-specific procedures (e.g., meet remotely online for sessions)
an email address listed in the EHR.

Exclusion

severe, poorly controlled psychiatric or substance use disorder (identified by chart review)
active member of advisory panel for the study
enrollment in another research study for pain
enrollment in a similar study
enrollment in a similar facilitated, multi-week, multi-modal complementary and integrative health program.

What this trial measures

  • Pain interferenceAverage over 6 months of follow-up, with assessments at baseline, 10 weeks and 6 months.

    Measured using the Brief Pain Inventory (BPI) interference score. Minimum value: 0. Maximum value: 10. Higher scores indicate worse functioning.