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ACTION Trial

Medical University of South Carolina
NCT IDNCT06442566ClinicalTrials.gov data as of Apr 2026
Phase

Phase 1/2

Target enrollment

240

Study length

about 4.6 years

Ages

18+

Locations

1 site in SC

What this study is about

Researchers are testing whether adding buprenorphine, CBT, and TMS to long-term opioid therapy can improve outcomes for people with chronic pain. The trial will evaluate three interventions: a low dose of buprenorphine without withdrawal, a brief Cognitive Behavioral Intervention (CBI), and accelerated rTMS over the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex. Participants will be followed for 1692 days.

Simplified from trial records by PatientMatch.

What you may be asked to do

  • 1.Take Buprenorphine Patch
  • 2.Take Placebo
  • 3.Use Sham Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS)
  • +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
sublingualtransdermal

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

buprenorphine

Drug routes

sublingual, transdermal

Endpoints

Primary: Buprenorphine Tolerability, Pain Severity -with Buprenorphine Patch

Secondary: Quality of Life -with Buprenorphine Patch

Devices

therapeutic

Body systems

Psychiatry / Mental Health