NCT07541599 · Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Reaching Rural Veterans: Applying Mind-Body Skills for Pain Using a Whole Health Telehealth Intervention - UH3
(RAMP)
What this study is about
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.
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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.
Interventions
BEHAVIORAL
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 measures
Pain interference
Time frame: Average 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.
Who can participate
This study lists these criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov. A study coordinator reviews eligibility during screening — this page does not determine whether you qualify.
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.
Where
- Minneapolis, Minnesota
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Data: ClinicalTrials.gov · synced May 15, 2026 · Source of record for eligibility and locations