Recruiting NCT07425691
SPACE for Youth With Chronic Pain
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In plain language
An automatic summary of structured registry data. It is an orientation aid, not a substitute for the official protocol or a physician assessment.
- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions - Pain.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Chronic Pain. Basic parameters: 10 years — 17 years · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- United States
- Next step
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
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Official title
Development of a Parent Training Intervention for Pediatric Patients With Pain
Overview
The primary objective is to assess the feasibility and acceptability of a group-based parent training intervention for parents of youth with chronic pain. Secondary objectives include evaluating changes in child functional impairment, pain intensity, and parent accommodation.
Interventions
- Behavioral Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions - Pain
Originally developed for pediatric anxiety disorders, SPACE equips parents to reduce accommodation while maintaining a warm, empathic stance.
Primary outcome measures
- Feasibility - Acceptance [Time frame: From enrollment through the end of the treatment (6-8 weeks)]
- Acceptability - Client Satisfaction [Time frame: Post-treatment (6-8 weeks)]
- Acceptability - Provider [Time frame: Post-treatment (6-8 weeks)]
- Provider Intervention Appropriateness [Time frame: Post-treatment (6-8 weeks)]
- Feasibility - Provider [Time frame: Post-treatment (6-8 weeks)]
Secondary outcome measures (12)
- Anxiety - Child [Time frame: Baseline]
- Anxiety - Child [Time frame: Post-Treatment (6-8 weeks)]
- Anxiety - Child [Time frame: 1 month Post-Treatment]
- Anxiety - Child [Time frame: 3 months Post-Treatment]
- Anxiety - Parent [Time frame: Baseline]
- Anxiety - Parent [Time frame: Post-Treatment (6-8 weeks)]
- Anxiety - Parent [Time frame: 1 month Post-Treatment]
- Anxiety - Parent [Time frame: 3 months Post-Treatment]
- Depression - Child [Time frame: Baseline]
- Depression - Child [Time frame: Post-Treatment (6-8 weeks)]
- Depression - Child [Time frame: 1 month Post-Treatment]
- Depression - Child [Time frame: 3 months Post-Treatment]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- Children aged 10-17 with chronic pain (≥3 months) and associated functional impairment
- Parent/guardian living with the child ≥50% of the time
- Parent and child are fluent in English
Exclusion criteria
- Pain better explained by another medical condition
- History of psychosis, bipolar disorder, autism spectrum disorder, or intellectual disability (child)
- Current emotional, cognitive, or physical barrier to participation for caregiver, as determined by clinical judgment of study personnel
- Severe psychiatric symptoms requiring immediate intervention
- Ongoing individual Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) for pain
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Study design
- Observational model
- Case-only
Study locations
United States · 2 centers
- Stanford Children's Health — Palo Alto
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia — Philadelphia
Identifiers
NCT: NCT07425691 · 25-023906