Recruiting

Mind-Body Program

Sponsor:

Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Medical Center

Code:

NCT07541599

Conditions

Chronic Pain

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Interventions

RAMP Program

Study Details

Brief summary:

The goal of the RAMP mind-body program is to provide Veterans with information and tools that can help them manage their pain. The program explores the important connection between our bodies and minds, and how to use this special connection to manage pain more effectively.

Conditions

Chronic Pain

Study ID

NCT07541599

Start date

Apr 1, 2026

Status verified date

May, 2026

Completion date

Dec, 2028

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Dec, 2028

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

  • 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 Criteria:

  • 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.

Study Design

Enrollment

500 participants

Anticipated

Allocation

Randomized

Intervention Model

Parallel Assignment

Primary purpose

Treatment

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

experimental: Intervention

no intervention: Usual Care

Interventions

RAMP Program

RAMP is a 9-week program comprised of weekly online group sessions (90 minutes each) with pre-recorded expert-led education videos, mind-body skill training and practice, and facilitated discussions.

Primary outcome measure

  • Pain interference [ Time Frame: Average over 6 months of follow-up, with assessments at baseline, 10 weeks and 6 months. ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Diana Burgess, PhD

612-467-1591diana.burgess@va.gov

Lee Cross, MPH

612-629-7568lee.cross@va.gov

Locations

Minneapolis VAMC

Recruiting

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, 55417

Contacts

Diana Burgess, PhD

612-467-1591diana.burgess@va.gov

Lee Cross, MPH

612-629-7568lee.cross@va.gov

More Information

Sponsor

Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Medical Center

Last update posted

May 15, 2026

Last verified

May, 2026

Keywords

  • chronic pain
  • complementary therapies
  • models, biopsychosocial
  • rural
  • Veteran

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-10-09. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Medical Center on 2026-05-15. Recruitment status is synced daily from ClinicalTrials.gov and may not reflect the sponsor's current status. Confirm during your call.