Empowered Relief for Caregivers

Part of paid clinical trials in Palo Alto, California.

Sponsor
Stanford University
Study ID
NCT07636980
Status
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Conditions

  • Abdominal Pain (AP)
  • Chronic Pain
  • Complex Regional Pain Syndromes (CRPS)
  • Fibromyalgia
  • Musculoskeletal Pain
  • Neuropathic Pain

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
ALL
Age
18 Years - N/A
Healthy Volunteers
Not accepted

Interventions

  • Empowered Relief for Caregivers (ER-CY) — BEHAVIORAL
    Empowered Relief for Caregivers is a single-session, skills-based behavioral intervention delivered virtually via Zoom in one session of approximately two hours. Co-designed with caregivers, it adapts the Empowered Relief approach for caregivers of youth with chronic pain, teaching strategies to reduce caregiver distress and to respond more adaptively to a child's pain. All participants receive the same single class; there are no additional sessions or booster components.

Study Details

This study is testing a new program called Empowered Relief for Caregivers (ER-CY), designed to support caregivers of children and teens who live with chronic pain. ER-CY is a single two-hour class delivered online. It teaches skills for managing the stress of caring for a child in pain and for responding to a child's pain in helpful ways. Up to 80 caregivers of youth with chronic pain will take part in one ER-CY class and then complete surveys and a short interview over the following three months. The researchers want to learn two things: whether caregivers are willing and able to take part and find the program helpful and satisfying, and whether the program lowers caregiver distress and improves their child's day-to-day functioning. What is learned will help guide future programs and care for youth with chronic pain and their families.

Key Dates

Start date
Oct 31, 2026
Status verified
Jun 2026
Primary completion
Dec 31, 2027
Completion
Sep 30, 2028

Study Design

Enrollment
80 participants (estimated)
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT

Arms

  • Experimental: Empowered Relief for Caregivers (ER-CY)
    Participants in this single-group study attend one approximately two-hour Empowered Relief for Caregivers class, a co-designed, skills-based intervention delivered virtually via Zoom. The class teaches caregivers of youth with chronic pain strategies to manage their own distress and to respond adaptively to their child's pain. All enrolled participants receive the ER-CY intervention; there is no comparison arm.

Primary Outcome Measure

Treatment Expectancy and Credibility: Caregiver Version [ Time Frame: Immediately post class ]

Central Contacts

Locations (1)

FacilityCityStateZIPSite coordinators
Stanford UniversityPalo AltoCalifornia94304
Jeremy Giberson
[email protected]
650-723-5814
Laura Simons, PhD (PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR)

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