Empowered Relief: A One-Time Session to Help Postpartum Women Manage Ongoing Pain After Cesarean Delivery
NCT ID: NCT07090018
Last Updated: 2025-11-20
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Basic Information
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ENROLLING_BY_INVITATION
NA
60 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2025-09-25
2026-12-31
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
TREATMENT
NONE
Study Groups
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1-Session pain relief skills session (Empowered Relief)
Participants will attend an Empowered Relief session at the beginning of the study period.
Empowered Relief is a 2-hour one session pain relief skills intervention that is delivered to patients by a certified instructor using a standardized treatment manual and slide deck. Content includes completion of a pain survey, pain neuroscience education, information on pain and stress responses, experiential exercises, information on three core pain management skills, completion of a personalized plan for empowered relief, and receipt of a binaural app for daily use.
Standard of care will be maintained for all participants, and supplemented with Empowered Relief. Pain management is not a factor for inclusion/exclusion criteria and patients will continue their pain management as prescribed and directed by their provider
Empowered Relief
The participants will attend a pain relief skills intervention (Empowered Relief). The two-hour session is delivered by a certified instructor and includes pain neuroscience education, 3 core pain management skills, experiential exercises, completion of a personalized plan for empowered relief. Participants download a binaural relaxation audio file for daily use.
Control arm: Postpartum Standard of Care
Participants will follow their current standard of care.
No interventions assigned to this group
Interventions
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Empowered Relief
The participants will attend a pain relief skills intervention (Empowered Relief). The two-hour session is delivered by a certified instructor and includes pain neuroscience education, 3 core pain management skills, experiential exercises, completion of a personalized plan for empowered relief. Participants download a binaural relaxation audio file for daily use.
Other Intervention Names
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Any postpartum woman who has had a cesarean delivery in the Stanford Healthcare system with a viable birth
* has moderate/severe pain, scoring ≥ 4/10 on the numerical/visual analog scale that continues at 6 weeks postpartum
* English fluency
* Ability to adhere to and complete study protocols
* Access to smart device for zoom / video meetings
Exclusion Criteria
* Chronic pain prior to pregnancy
* Cognitive impairment, non-English speaking, or psychological factors that would preclude comprehension of material and/or full participation in the study.
18 Years
FEMALE
No
Sponsors
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Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
NIH
Stanford University
OTHER
Responsible Party
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PSultan
Professor of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine (Obstetrics)
Principal Investigators
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Pervez Sultan, MBChB, FRCA, MD(Res)
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Stanford University
Locations
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Stanford University
Palo Alto, California, United States
Countries
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References
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Ciechanowicz S, Joy RR, Kasmirski J, Blake L, Carvalho B, Sultan P. Incidence, Severity, and Interference of Chronic Postsurgical Pain After Cesarean Delivery: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. J Clin Anesth. 2025 Jun;104:111832. doi: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2025.111832. Epub 2025 Apr 24.
Other Identifiers
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80475
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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