Empowered Relief® for Cancer Survivors With Chronic Pain

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18-120
SponsorUniversity of Oklahoma

About this trial

This randomized controlled study to examine the efficacy of ER class in cancer survivors with chronic pain. Eligible participants will be randomly assigned to a ER class or a waitlist control condition. We will recruit 250 participants with a goal of having 200 completers (20% attrition). Participants in the control condition will be invited to attend ER class after the 3-month observation period.

Eligibility criteria

This trial does not accept healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

None

Disqualifiers

None

Trial design

Design model

Parallel

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Empowered Relief Course (Zoom)

    Behavioral

    This is a one-time 2 hour long skills-based pain management class delivered by certified instructors. Participants learn three core pain relief skills, develop a personalized plan, and receive access to a free binaural audio app for daily use and supportive daily text messages.

Treatment groups

215 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups
Group A: Empowered ReliefExperimental treatment 1 intervention
Group B: Wait-List ControlNo intervention 0 interventions

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

Overall treatment satisfaction

0-10 scale, higher scores indicate greater satisfaction, mean should be 8 or higher

Time frame
Immediately after intervention

Secondary outcomes

1

Pain Intensity

0-10 scale, higher scores indicate higher pain

Time frame
1 month after intervention
2

Pain Interference

T-scores, higher scores indicate higher pain interference

Time frame
1 month after intervention
3

Pain Intensity

0-10 Scale, higher scores indicate higher pain

Time frame
3 months after intervention
4

Pain Interference

T-scores, higher scores indicate higher pain interference

Time frame
3 months after intervention

Other outcomes

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