One class to ease teen pain? stanford tests Quick-Fix pain management
NCT ID NCT05998369
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jul 14, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This study tested a 90-minute pain management class for 110 youth aged 10-18 with chronic pain. The class teaches pain science and self-regulation skills like relaxation and cognitive techniques. Researchers checked if the class was acceptable and helpful by surveying participants before and up to 12 weeks after the session.
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 Youth (a 90-minute behavioral class teaching pain science and self-regulation skills)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this class could offer a quick, accessible way for young people to manage chronic pain and reduce its impact on daily activities.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early feasibility study with no control group, so results may not prove the class is effective. It also excludes youth with severe mental health issues, limiting how well findings apply to all teens with chronic 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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110 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Aug 2023
- Finished
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Apr 2025
- 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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10 to 18 years
- 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: * Age at least 10 years old to 18 years * Diagnosis of Chronic Pain * English speaking Exclusion Criteria: * Significant psychosocial complexity (e.g., severe depression/ anxiety, unable to tolerate a group setting) * non-English Speaking
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Stanford University
Palo Alto, California, 94304, United States
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