Four sessions at home may tame pelvic pain without pills

NCT ID NCT05127616

Recruiting now Symptom relief Sponsor: State University of New York at Buffalo Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study tests a brief, 4-session cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) program for people with urologic chronic pelvic pain syndrome (UCPPS), including interstitial cystitis and chronic prostatitis. The treatment is mostly home-based with minimal therapist contact, teaching skills to manage pain and urinary symptoms. Researchers aim to enroll 240 adults aged 18–70 with moderate pelvic pain lasting at least six months.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance: cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)
What this could lead to: If it works, this could offer a quick, low-cost way to manage chronic pelvic pain without drugs or surgery.
What could go wrong: This is a behavioral intervention, not a cure. Results depend on patient engagement, and the study is still recruiting, so outcomes are uncertain.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

Chronic Pain chronic pain syndrome chronic prostatitis interstitial cystitis

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

BLADDER PAIN SYNDROME CHRONIC OVERLAPPING PAIN DISORDERS CHRONIC PAIN CHRONIC PELVIC PAIN SYNDROME CHRONIC PROSTATITIS INTERSTITIAL CYSTITIS UROLOGIC CHRONIC PELVIC PAIN SYNDROME (UCPPS)

Contacts and locations

Locations

UCLA
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

Los Angeles, California, 90095-7378, United States
University at Buffalo (the only clinical site where treatment is delivered)
RECRUITING

Buffalo, New York, 14215, United States
University of Michigan
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48109-5330, United States

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