Hip pain study tests app to ease depression and anxiety in young adults
NCT ID NCT04039386
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looks at whether a smartphone app that teaches cognitive behavioral therapy can help young adults (ages 15-39) with hip pain feel less depressed, anxious, and stressed. Researchers will also measure pain, physical function, and opioid use. Half of the 150 participants will use the app alongside standard care, while the other half receives standard care alone. The goal is to see if addressing mental health can improve overall outcomes for hip pain.
What this could mean
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- Active substance
- Cell phone app providing cognitive behavioral therapy (Pacifica app)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a simple, low-cost way to improve mental health and pain outcomes for young adults with hip problems.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage study that hasn't started recruiting yet. The app may not provide meaningful benefits over standard care, and results may not apply to all patients.
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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 150 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Sep 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Aug 2028
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- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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15 to 39 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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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: * We will enroll young adults (15-39) presenting to one of several physical therapy and orthopedic practices in the state of Iowa for treatment of nonarthritic hip pain. * Chief complaint of hip pain or dysfunction, and a diagnosis of a nonarthritic hip condition including labral tear, femoroacetabular impingement (FAI), snapping hip, femoral anteversion or dysplasia. Exclusion Criteria: * Exclusion criteria will include age \<15 or \>40 years * Difficulty with written English * Treatment for alternative conditions such as trochanteric bursitis, hip dislocation, avascular necrosis or fracture.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Iowa
Iowa City, Iowa, 52242, United States
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