Clinical trial · Interventional
Empowered Relief® for Cancer Survivors With Chronic Pain
Feasibility and Preliminary Efficacy of Empowered Relief® for Cancer Survivors With Chronic Pain
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
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.
Conditions
Conditions (2)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chronic Pain Due to Cancer | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Pain Catastrophizing | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Empowered Relief Course (Zoom) | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Empowered Relief
- description
- Participants in this arm of the study will complete the one-time 2hr Empowered Relief zoom course. They will also complete a post-course survey as well as the standardized 1, 2, and 3-month follow-up surveys.
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: Empowered Relief Course (Zoom)
- type
- NO_INTERVENTION
- label
- Wait-List Control
- description
- Participants in the Wait-List Control (WLC) arm will not have initial access to the empowered relief course. Additionally they will not have to complete a post-course survey. The WLC group will be asked to complete the 1, 2, and 3-month follow-up studies after no intervention. After this 3-month observatory period, WLC participants will have voluntary access to the Empowered Relief course.
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Overall treatment satisfaction
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
- Maximum age
- 120 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: History of cancer diagnosis, completion of active cancer treatment, cancer free at the time of enrollment, experience of body pain most or every day, pain duration at least 3 months, and English fluency. Exclusion Criteria: Significant psychological and cognitive impairment that limits one's ability to complete study tasks (completion of online survey, attending the zoom-based ER class). Life-threatening acute illness (e.g., infection, heart attack, injury), and no access to a computer, a smartphone or a tablet.
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