RECRUITING

Chronic Pain Diagnosis and Treatment in Torture Survivors

Study Overview

This clinical trial focuses on testing the efficacy of different digital interventions to promote re-engagement in cancer-related long-term follow-up care for adolescent and young adult (AYA) survivors of childhood cancer.

Description

The goal Aim 1 of this investigation is to characterize the diagnosis of chronic pain in torture survivors. The investigators hypothesize that using a validated pain screen to supplement the existing United Nations Istanbul Protocol can improve the ability to detect pain from 15% to 90% in this study population. Investigators will test this hypothesis by conducting a prospective, blind comparison to gold standard study. The goal of Aim 2 is to evaluate the acceptability of somatic pain treatment using qualitative interviews of torture survivors. The goal of Aim 3 is to assess the feasibility of recruiting and retaining participants in a digital pain program over six months.

Official Title

Chronic Pain Diagnosis and Treatment in Torture Survivors

Quick Facts

Study Start:2021-01-14
Study Completion:2025-08-31
Study Type:Not specified
Phase:Not Applicable
Enrollment:Not specified
Status:RECRUITING

Study ID

NCT04629963

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Ages Eligible for Study:18 Years
Sexes Eligible for Study:ALL
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:No
Standard Ages:ADULT, OLDER_ADULT
Inclusion CriteriaExclusion Criteria
  1. * ≥ 18 years old
  2. * Survived torture as defined by the World Medical Association
  3. * Consented to being contacted by our research team
  1. * Non-tortured refugees seeking asylum through T visas (trafficking), U visas (victims of violence in the US), Violence Against Women Act (VAMA), and Special Immigrant Juveniles (SIJ)
  2. * Pregnant women

Contacts and Locations

Study Contact

Gunisha Kaur, MA, MD
CONTACT
(212) 746-2461
gus2004@med.cornell.edu
Michele Steinkamp, RN
CONTACT
2127462953
mls9004@med.cornell.edu

Principal Investigator

Gunisha Kaur, MA, MD
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Claudia Hatef, BS
STUDY_DIRECTOR
Weill Medical College of Cornell University

Study Locations (Sites)

Bellevue/New York University Program for Survivors of Torture
New York, New York, 10016
United States
Mount Sinai Human Rights Program
New York, New York, 10029
United States
Columbia University Human Rights Initiative and Asylum Clinic
New York, New York, 10032
United States
Weill Cornell Medicine
New York, New York, 10065
United States

Collaborators and Investigators

Sponsor: Weill Medical College of Cornell University

  • Gunisha Kaur, MA, MD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Weill Medical College of Cornell University
  • Claudia Hatef, BS, STUDY_DIRECTOR, Weill Medical College of Cornell University

Study Record Dates

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Study Registration Dates

Study Start Date2021-01-14
Study Completion Date2025-08-31

Study Record Updates

Study Start Date2021-01-14
Study Completion Date2025-08-31

Terms related to this study

Keywords Provided by Researchers

  • asylum
  • torture
  • refugee

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

  • Pain
  • Pain, Chronic