NCT05278234 is a NA clinical trial of STEPS in Chronic Pain, sponsored by University of Michigan.

Who is sponsoring NCT05278234?

NCT05278234 is sponsored by University of Michigan.

What drugs are being tested in NCT05278234?

Interventions in NCT05278234: STEPS.

What condition does NCT05278234 study?

NCT05278234 studies Chronic Pain.

Is NCT05278234 still recruiting?

NCT05278234 is currently active, enrolled. Last updated 10 November 2025.

Last reviewed 2025-11-10 · How we verify

NCT05278234

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Published: 2026-01-01
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STEPS: An Efficacy Trial of a Chronic Pain Self-Management Program for Older Adults

Active, enrolled NA Last updated 10 November 2025

What this trial tests

NA trial testing STEPS in Chronic Pain in 414 participants. Participants enrolled and being followed up; not accepting new ones.

Timeline

29 November 2022

Primary endpoint
1 April 2026

1 April 2026

Quick facts

Lead sponsor	University of Michigan
Phase	NA
Status	Active, enrolled
Study type	INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation	randomized
Design	parallel
Masking	none
Primary purpose	treatment
Enrollment	414
Start date	29 November 2022
Primary completion	1 April 2026
Estimated completion	1 April 2026
Sites	1 location across United States

Drugs / interventions tested

STEPS

Conditions studied

Chronic Pain — all drugs for Chronic Pain →

Sponsor

University of Michigan

Who can join

50 and older, any sex, with Chronic Pain. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Sponsor's own description

The goal of this study is to determine whether community health workers (CHWs)-i.e., lay health workers with close ties to the communities they serve - can effectively teach cognitive-behavioral pain management strategies to older adults in a disadvantaged urban setting. Specific aims are: to test, in a sample of 414 primarily African American older adults, whether the STEPS pain self-management intervention, delivered over 7 weeks through telephone sessions with a CHW and mobile health tools, improves pain outcomes at 2 and 12 months compared to a usual care control group. We will also assess the mechanisms by which the intervention may bring about positive changes in pain outcomes. We will use mixed quantitative and qualitative methods to assess participant engagement and satisfaction, and factors affecting implementation.

Publications & conference data

1 peer-reviewed publication reference this trial (live from Europe PMC):

A community health worker-delivered intervention (STEPS) to support chronic pain self-management among older adults in an underserved urban community: protocol for a randomized trial.
Janevic MR, Lindsay R, Brines E, Wisdom K, et al · · 2025 · PMID 40457457 · DOI 10.1186/s13063-025-08892-w

Verify or expand the search:

Other trials of STEPS

Trials testing the same drug.

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Currently open trials in the same condition.

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Other University of Michigan trials

Trials by the same sponsor.

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Verify against primary sources

ClinicalTrials.gov — authoritative US registry record
WHO ICTRP — international registry index
EU Clinical Trials Register
Sponsor press releases (Google)

Data sources for this page

Trial protocol + status: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT05278234 (US National Library of Medicine, public domain)
Publications: Europe PMC API search by NCT ID, retrieved 10 June 2026
Drug + disease cross-links: matched in real time against Drug Landscape's normalised drug + company + condition tables
Sponsor: as reported to ClinicalTrials.gov by University of Michigan
Last refreshed: 10 November 2025

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