vEAET-H for Chronic Pain Patients Using Medical Cannabis in Israel - A Feasibility Study

Sponsor
Reuth Rehabilitation Hospital
Study ID
NCT07732062
Status
Recruiting
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Conditions

  • Cannabis Use
  • Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
ALL
Age
18 Years - N/A
Healthy Volunteers
Not accepted

Interventions

  • Group-based virtual Emotional Awareness & Expression Therapy - Hebrew (vEAET-H) — OTHER
    This study will use the culturally adapted, eight-session, group-based EAET manual, originally developed by Mark A. Lumley and Howard Schubiner, in an online format. However, the first session will be held in-person at the hospital's clinic. Several adaptations to this manual were made: a) translation of the manual into Hebrew; b) adaptations to the Israeli context and setting; and c) the manual's language was changed from "fibromyalgia" to "chronic pain," and adaptations were made accordingly. Group participants will receive a class syllabus and an educational booklet for the vEAET-H program.

Study Details

The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate whether a culturally adapted, virtual, group-based emotional therapy called Emotional Awareness and Expression Therapy is feasible and whether it can help reduce chronic pain and improve emotional well-being among Israeli adults who suffer from chronic musculoskeletal pain and are treated with medical cannabis. Participants will attend a weekly 1.5-hour virtual group therapy session for 8 weeks, except for the first session, which will be held in-person at the hospital's clinic. The participants will take part in group discussions and emotional processing exercises, complete questionnaires about pain levels, mood, sleep, and quality of life, and continue their usual medical treatment as prescribed by their doctors.

Key Dates

First listed
Jul 28, 2026
Start date
Oct 1, 2026
Status verified
Jul 2026
Primary completion
Oct 1, 2027
Completion
Oct 1, 2027

Study Design

Enrollment
42 participants (estimated)
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
OTHER

Arms

  • Experimental: Group-based vEAET-H
    Group-based Virtual Emotional Awareness \& Expression Therapy - Hebrew

Primary Outcome Measure

Brief Pain Inventory (BPI) - 4 items of pain severity [ Time Frame: Pre-intervention (baseline), post-intervention (8 weeks after baseline), and follow-up (one month post-intervention) ]

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