Resilience Coaching for Adolescent Chronic Pain

N/A

Recruiting

Led By Sabrina Gmuca, MD MSCE

Research Sponsored by Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

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Must have

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up measured at 3 months post-randomization.

Awards & highlights

No Placebo-Only Group

Summary

This trial will research how resilience coaching could help teens with chronic pain. It'll compare those who receive resilience coaching to those who receive usual care. Results will show if it helps with functional disability, psychological distress, and pain intensity.

Who is the study for?

Adolescents aged 12-17 with chronic musculoskeletal pain, which includes bone, joint, muscle or related soft tissue pain lasting more than 3 months. They must have a caregiver to participate alongside them and both should primarily speak English. Those already receiving cognitive behavioral therapy or diagnosed with complex regional pain syndrome are excluded.

What is being tested?

The trial is testing the effectiveness of resilience coaching (PRISM) for teens with chronic musculoskeletal pain compared to usual care. It aims to see if PRISM can better improve how these adolescents cope with disability, psychological distress, and pain intensity.

What are the potential side effects?

Since this intervention involves coaching rather than medication, traditional side effects like those seen in drug trials may not apply. However, participants might experience emotional discomfort when discussing personal issues during sessions.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ measured at 3 months post-randomization.

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~measured at 3 months post-randomization.

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and measured at 3 months post-randomization. for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Study objectives can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary study objectives

Functional Disability

Secondary study objectives

Pain intensity

Psychological distress

Awards & Highlights

No Placebo-Only Group

All patients enrolled in this study will receive some form of active treatment.

Trial Design

2Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Active Control

Group I: Resilience Coaching plus Usual CareExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

Promoting Resilience in Stress Management (PRISM) is a 1:1, remotely delivered, resilience coaching program for adolescents with chronic illness, consisting of skill-building sessions in stress management, goal setting, cognitive re-framing, and benefit-finding. Sessions are held every 1-2 weeks for a total of 4 required and one optional session and each session lasts about 30-45 minutes.

Group II: Usual CareActive Control1 Intervention

Usual care consists of an individualized treatment combining physical therapy, occupational therapy and psychological counseling. This is determined by the treating provider.

Treatment

First Studied

Drug Approval Stage

How many patients have taken this drug

Promoting Resilience in Stress Management

2016

N/A

~110

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