Brief pain reprocessing therapy for fibromyalgia: a feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary efficacy pilot.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Fibromyalgia (FM) is a common, disabling, and costly nociplastic pain condition. Most frontline treatments show modest effects in reducing pain in FM, which may be due to a mismatch between the mechanisms of existing interventions and mechanisms underlying nociplastic pain. The current study was a single-arm, open-label trial examining the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary efficacy of a novel, three-session telehealth behavioral intervention (Brief Pain Reprocessing Therapy (BPRT)). BPRT incorporates psychological techniques specifically targeting the putative mechanisms of nociplastic pain in a brief, telehealth format.

Methods

35 adults with FM initiated treatment. Participants were asked to complete three one-on-one intervention sessions via telehealt

SUBMITTER: Sturgeon J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12515369 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature