High impact chronic pain affects about 1 in 10 adults. Accessing treatments that help can be challenging. Cognitive behavioral therapy for chronic pain has been proven to be effective in helping people with pain to feel better. Cognitive behavioral therapy, or “CBT,” is a type of therapy that helps people find new ways to respond to, cope with, and think about challenging situations.

CBT for chronic pain can be especially hard for people to access due to shortages in trained health care providers and difficulties in getting to in-person services. Mobile health and telehealth services could fill an important gap by providing this treatment to patients who may not otherwise be able to access it.

RESOLVE is a research study that is being funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to compare 3 different services to help patients learn skills to manage pain. These services include:

1) a printed resource guide,

2) access to an online training program, or

3) access to a training program with a live coach by phone or video.

The skills taught in the online and phone/video programs are based on CBT.

The main goal of the RESOLVE study is to compare the 3 services to see how much each one helps to improve people’s pain and other related health outcomes.

The RESOLVE study will also assess the costs of the services and whether one improves people’s health more for a lower cost than the others.

About 2,400 people will take part in the RESOLVE research study. Learn more about the RESOLVE study at this link.