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CARES-Spine Trial

Stanford University
NCT IDNCT06027099ClinicalTrials.gov data as of Apr 2026
Phase

Phase 3

Target enrollment

375

Study length

about 3.7 years

Ages

18–64

Locations

1 site in CA

What this study is about

This trial is testing a treatment to help people who have had back surgery stop taking opioids and manage their pain. The treatment includes motivational interviewing, guided opioid tapering support, or placebo compared to enhanced usual care.

Simplified from trial records by PatientMatch.

What you may be asked to do

  • 1.Participate in Enhanced Usual Care
  • 2.Participate in MI-Opioid Taper
  • 3.Take Placebo
  • +1 more

Participation Burden

What's physically and logistically required of participants.

Logistics & Travel
In-person visits

Requires travel to a study site

Physical Intervention
Oral

How treatment is administered

Treatment Assignment
Randomized & Blinded

You may get a placebo/standard care, and you won't know which.

Extracted study details

Pulled from the trial record to show what is being tested and what the study is measuring.

Drug classes

tizanidine

Drug routes

oral (Oral Capsule)

Body systems

Psychiatry / Mental Health