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Online Pain Education for Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis
Sponsor: Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Summary
Through a pilot randomized controlled trial (RCT), we aim to test the feasibility and preliminary impact of two online pain educations programs among adult patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) who experience chronic pain. Each online program can be accessed on the patient's personal device, and will take about 2 hours to complete. Clinical outcomes (pain intensity, pain interference, quality of life) will be assessed via online surveys at baseline and then weekly for 8-weeks post-treatment.
Official title: Randomized Controlled Trial of Online Pain Education Programs for Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
60
Start Date
2026-08
Completion Date
2027-09
Last Updated
2026-06-26
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Empowered Relief
Empowered Relief is an online pain education program. Empowered Relief 'compresses' key cognitive behavioral therapy skills, mindfulness principles, and pain neuroscience education into a highly pragmatic, scalable, single 2-hour session. Taught via Zoom by certified instructors to large groups of patients, it teaches participants to identify unhelpful pain-related thoughts, manage physiological hyperarousal, and build coping skills through cognitive reframing, guided relaxation, and self-soothing techniques. Participants receive a 20-minute binaural audio relaxation app that promotes calm through brainwave entrainment.
Living Better with Chronic Pain
Living Better with Chronic Pain is a 2-hour online health program that provides education regarding chronic pain mechanisms, nutrition and weight management, physical activity, working with healthcare providers, informed treatment decisions, and medication safety.
Locations (1)
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Los Angeles, California, United States