NCT05998369

Empowered Relief for Youth

Empowered Relief for Youth: A Feasibility Study of a Pain Management Class for Youth With Pain

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 110 (actual)
• Sponsor: Stanford University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 10 Years – 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this pilot study is to examine the feasibility and preliminary efficacy of Empowered Relief for Youth with chronic pain (ER-Y). ER-Y is a single-session pain management class for youth focused on pain science education and teaching self-regulatory skills for pain management based on the evidence-based adult ER class. Feasibility and acceptability of ER-Y will be assessed post-class. Preliminary efficacy will be assessed by administering surveys at baseline, 4-weeks, 8-weeks, and 12-weeks post class.

Detailed description

The current proposed, single-arm, uncontrolled pilot study will determine a) feasibility of ER-Y in youth with chronic pain, b) patients' perceptions and satisfaction of the ER-Y class and c) preliminary efficacy to inform the design of a subsequent randomized controlled trial.

Conditions

• Chronic Pain
• Musculoskeletal Pain
• Fibromyalgia
• Neuropathic Pain
• Complex Regional Pain Syndromes
• Abdominal Pain

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Empowered Relief for Youth	The Empowered Relief for Youth is a 90-minute class that provides pain science education, as well as cognitive, emotional, and physiologic self-regulation skills for youth with chronic pain. Youth will also develop a personalized plan to use the acquired skills daily. Participants will receive an audio file (Relaxation Response) post-class. The class provides patients rapid access to actionable skills for symptom management and pain relief.

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-08-09
• Primary completion: 2024-12-20
• Completion: 2025-04-01
• First posted: 2023-08-21
• Last updated: 2025-10-01

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States