Virtual 1-Session Spanish "Empowered Relief" Group Intervention for Chronic Pain

Description

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).

Conditions

Chronic Pain

Study Overview

Study Details

Study overview

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).

Efficacy of a 1-Session Spanish "Empowered Relief" Videoconference-Delivered Group Intervention for Chronic Pain

Virtual 1-Session Spanish "Empowered Relief" Group Intervention for Chronic Pain

Condition
Chronic Pain
Intervention / Treatment

-

Contacts and Locations

Palo Alto

1070 Arastradero Rd, Palo Alto, California, United States, 94304-1334

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.

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Eligibility Criteria

  • 1. Age 18+
  • 2. Chronic pain (at least 3 months or more)
  • 3. Spanish fluency
  • 4. Ability to adhere to and complete study procedures
  • 1. Cognitive impairment
  • 2. Previous participation in the Empowered Relief class

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

Stanford University,

Beth Darnall, PhD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Stanford University

Study Record Dates

2025-12-31