Podcast therapy: a new hope for pelvic pain sufferers?
NCT ID NCT07568834
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether listening to an educational podcast can improve quality of life, reduce stigma, and increase satisfaction for people with chronic pelvic pain or endometriosis. One hundred participants will either receive standard care or standard care plus access to the podcast. Over six months, they will complete surveys about pain, loneliness, stigma, and satisfaction.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- educational podcast
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a simple, low-cost way to help people with chronic pelvic pain feel better and more supported.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study with only 100 participants. The podcast may not lead to meaningful improvements, and results may not apply to everyone with pelvic pain.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 100 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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May 2026
- Expected to finish
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Aug 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Female participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Inclusion Criteria: * Being seen as a new patient or consult visit by provider in the division of minimally invasive gynecology surgery for chronic pelvic pain or endometriosis * 18 years of age or older * Understand English * Has an email address and personal device with capability to listen to an audio podcast Exclusion Criteria: * Not able to speak English * Being seen for acute pelvic pain
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Vanderbilt Center for Women's Health
RECRUITINGNashville, Tennessee, 37204, United States
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