NCT07192718

Using Empowered Relief and Education To Help Postpartum Women Recover After Cesarean Delivery

A Pilot Feasibility Trial for a Comprehensive Multimodal Intervention to Assess Global Recovery Following Cesarean Delivery

• Status: Enrolling By Invitation
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 60 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Stanford University · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to study the effect of a pain relief skills session (Empowered Relief) and educational content on global postpartum recovery at 12 weeks post cesarean delivery.

Conditions

• Cesarean Section Complications
• Postpartum Care

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Empowered Relief	The participants will attend a pain relief skills intervention (Empowered Relief). The two-hour session is delivered by a certified instructor and includes pain neuroscience education, 3 core pain management skills, experiential exercises, completion of a personalized plan for empowered relief. Participants download a binaural relaxation audio file for daily use.
OTHER	Education	Educational content: Participants view videos online focusing on specific areas of postpartum recovery (Sleep, Mental Health, Physical Therapy, Obstetric care).

Timeline

• Start date: 2025-12-02
• Primary completion: 2026-12-01
• Completion: 2026-12-01
• First posted: 2025-09-25
• Last updated: 2026-03-10

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States