One two-hour class could ease the burden on parents of kids in pain
NCT ID NCT07636980
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Aug 21, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This study tests a new program called Empowered Relief for Caregivers (ER-CY), a single two-hour online class for caregivers of children and teens with chronic pain. Up to 80 caregivers will take the class and complete surveys and interviews over three months. The goal is to see if caregivers find the program helpful and if it reduces their distress and improves their child's daily functioning.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Empowered Relief for Caregivers (ER-CY) - a single-session, skills-based behavioral class delivered online
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could provide a simple, low-cost way to support caregivers of children with chronic pain, reducing their distress and improving the child's daily life.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very early, small study (80 participants) focused on feasibility and acceptability, not on proving effectiveness. The program is a single two-hour class, so its impact may be limited or short-lived.
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Study facts
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- 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 80 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Oct 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- 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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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Caregiver of a youth with a chronic pain diagnosis (\>3 months in duration) * English speaking Exclusion Criteria: * Significant psychosocial complexity based on clinical team assessment (e.g., severe depression/anxiety, unable to tolerate a group setting)
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Stanford University
Palo Alto, California, 94304, United States
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