One online class could ease chronic pain – spanish version tested
NCT ID NCT04546685
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a single online class called Empowered Relief, delivered in Spanish to adults with chronic pain. The class teaches pain relief skills, and participants fill out surveys right after, at 2 weeks, and at 1 month. The goal is to see if the class is helpful and satisfying for Spanish-speaking people with long-term pain.
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 (a 1-session pain relief skills class delivered by videoconference)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a simple, one-time online class that helps Spanish-speaking people with chronic pain feel less pain and distress.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small early feasibility study with only 110 people and no placebo control, so results may not be generalizable. The follow-up is only 1 month, so long-term benefits are unknown.
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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 110 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2024
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
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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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: 1. Age 18+ 2. Chronic pain (at least 3 months or more) 3. Spanish fluency 4. Ability to adhere to and complete study procedures Exclusion Criteria: 1. Cognitive impairment 2. Previous participation in the Empowered Relief class
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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1070 Arastradero Rd
RECRUITINGPalo Alto, California, 94304-1334, United States
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