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Virtual 1-Session Spanish "Empowered Relief" Group Intervention for Chronic Pain
Sponsor: Stanford University
Summary
Empowered Relief (ER) is a 1-session pain relief skills intervention that is delivered in-person or online by certified clinicians to groups of patients with acute or chronic pain. Prior work in has shown ER efficacy for reducing chronic pain, pain-related distress, and other symptoms 6 months post-treatment. The purpose of this randomized trial is to conduct the first feasibility and early efficacy test of online Spanish ER delivered to Spanish-speaking adult patients with chronic pain. Participants will be followed for 1 month via 3 follow-up surveys (immediately after treatment, 2 weeks and 1 month post-treatment).
Official title: Efficacy of a 1-Session Spanish "Empowered Relief" Videoconference-Delivered Group Intervention for Chronic Pain
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
110
Start Date
2024-06-12
Completion Date
2026-12-31
Last Updated
2025-12-22
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Usual Care
Participants who are randomized to the Usual Care group (waitlist for cross-over to ER) will be instructed to continue with their normal pain care. They will receive only study surveys (baseline, 2 weeks, and 1 month). Upon completion of the 1-month study, UC participants will be invited to cross-over and receive ER. Post-class treatment appraisal/satisfaction data only will be collected.
Empowered Relief
The participants will attend an online Spanish Empowered Relief class. The two hour group 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 Spanish binaural relaxation audio file for daily use.
Locations (1)
1070 Arastradero Rd
Palo Alto, California, United States