NCT04010019.

Study name	The facing pain study
Methods	RCT
Participants	Adults 18 years of age or older with chronic pain (i.e. pain for over 3 months).
Interventions	Intervention: enhanced Facebook condition ‐ psychoeducation on pain neurobiology, emotional validation training, facilitating patients' emotional disclosures, and prompts to engage participants in activities. Control: Facebook condition ‐ instruction on offering mutual support.
Outcomes	Main: change in pain severity and change in pain interference. Secondary: change in depression, change in anxiety, change in chronic pain social support, change in anger, change in self‐efficacy for managing pain, change in helplessness, change in self‐efficacy for managing emotions, change in social isolation, change in pain catastrophising, change in alexithymia, change in substance use (drinking / opioid use/marijuana use), and perceived emotional support within the Facebook group. Other: ambivalence over emotional expression, perceived social constraints, childhood adverse events, attachment style.
Starting date	September 27, 2019
Contact information	Mark A. Lumley Contact information not provided
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