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Developing a Tailored Psychosocial Education Intervention for Chronic Pain Management for Asian Americans

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

Health inequalities in chronic pain exists in the US, with a greater burden of chronic pain and higher rate of misdiagnosis and undertreatment reported in minoritized groups compared to non-Hispanic Whites. Asian Americans (AA) are the fastest-growing racial/ethnic group in the US, yet despite the rapid growth in their numbers, AA remain under-represented in pain disparity research. Cultural norms of Asians may discourage reporting their pain to avoid burdening others or being seen as weak. Rather than seeking medical assistance, Asians have been reported to tend to accept the pain as natural or to suffer to maintain their independence. Very few evidence-based programs are available that can be implemented for this linguistically/socially isolated population in the US. This proposed study aims to fill critical knowledge gaps in pain disparity research by providing evidence of feasibility and acceptability of a culturally-tailored psychosocial pain education intervention for an underrepresented population using the KA community as an exemplar.

Official Title

Developing a Tailored Psychosocial Education Intervention for Chronic Pain Management for Asian Americans in the Community

Quick Facts

Study Start:2025-03-08
Study Completion:2026-04-30
Study Type:Not specified
Phase:Not Applicable
Enrollment:Not specified
Status:ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

Study ID

NCT06725329

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. 1. Female and male
  2. 2. ≥ 18 years old
  3. 3. Self-reported foreign born Korean Americans
  4. 4. Self-reported pain most days of the month for at least 3 months
  5. 5. Pain must be non-malignant, but may have more than one pain source
  1. 1. Having malignant pain (e.g., cancer or HIV-related)
  2. 2. Demonstrating significant cognitive impairment (based on results of a cognitive screener-Short Portable Mental Status Questionnaire)
  3. 3. Having current, uncontrolled serious psychological disturbance (e.g., schizophrenia, bipolar disorder) or active substance abuse based on self-report
  4. 4. Having low literacy skills in Korean or English (unable to understand the written consent and to sign)
  5. 5. Undergoing other psychosocial treatment for pain
  6. * If excluding a population or group that may benefit from the research, please provide justification: We will exclude children. The original intervention (LAMP) trial has established for efficacy in reducing chronic pain outcomes in adult population. Children are not our target population as we focus on developing a culturally tailored chronic pain management program based on LAMP.

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations (Sites)

The George washington University
Washington D.C., District of Columbia, 20006
United States
George Washington University School of Nursing
Ashburn, Virginia, 20147
United States

Collaborators and Investigators

Sponsor: George Washington University

Study Record Dates

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Study Registration Dates

Study Start Date2025-03-08
Study Completion Date2026-04-30

Study Record Updates

Study Start Date2025-03-08
Study Completion Date2026-04-30

Terms related to this study

Keywords Provided by Researchers

  • tailored psychosocial education intervention
  • pain disparity
  • korean Americans
  • Asian Americans
  • Chronic Pain
  • Learn About My Pain(LAMP) program
  • Pain intensity
  • Pain interference
  • Pain catastrophizing
  • community-based pain management program
  • culturally adapted

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

  • Chronic Pain