Recruiting

ER Class

Sponsor:

University of Oklahoma

Code:

NCT07578376

Conditions

Chronic Pain Due to Cancer

Pain Catastrophizing

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18 - 70+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Interventions

Empowered Relief Course (Zoom)

Study Details

Brief summary:

This randomized controlled study to examine the efficacy of ER class in cancer survivors with chronic pain. Eligible participants will be randomly assigned to a ER class or a waitlist control condition. We will recruit 250 participants with a goal of having 200 completers (20% attrition). Participants in the control condition will be invited to attend ER class after the 3-month observation period.

Conditions

Chronic Pain Due to Cancer

Pain Catastrophizing

Study ID

NCT07578376

Start date

Jun, 2026

Status verified date

May, 2026

Completion date

Apr 30, 2030

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Dec 31, 2029

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18 - 70+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

History of cancer diagnosis, completion of active cancer treatment, cancer free at the time of enrollment, experience of body pain most or every day, pain duration at least 3 months, and English fluency.

Exclusion Criteria:

Significant psychological and cognitive impairment that limits one's ability to complete study tasks (completion of online survey, attending the zoom-based ER class). Life-threatening acute illness (e.g., infection, heart attack, injury), and no access to a computer, a smartphone or a tablet.

Study Design

Enrollment

215 participants

Anticipated

Allocation

Randomized

Intervention Model

Parallel Assignment

Primary purpose

Treatment

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

experimental: Empowered Relief

Participants in this arm of the study will complete the one-time 2hr Empowered Relief zoom course. They will also complete a post-course survey as well as the standardized 1, 2, and 3-month follow-up surveys.

no intervention: Wait-List Control

Participants in the Wait-List Control (WLC) arm will not have initial access to the empowered relief course. Additionally they will not have to complete a post-course survey. The WLC group will be asked to complete the 1, 2, and 3-month follow-up studies after no intervention.

After this 3-month observatory period, WLC participants will have voluntary access to the Empowered Relief course.

Interventions

Empowered Relief Course (Zoom)

This is a one-time 2 hour long skills-based pain management class delivered by certified instructors. Participants learn three core pain relief skills, develop a personalized plan, and receive access to a free binaural audio app for daily use and supportive daily text messages.

Primary outcome measure

  • Overall treatment satisfaction [ Time Frame: Immediately after intervention ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Sophia You, PhD, ABPP

918-660-3923Dokyoung-You@ou.edu

Jordan Keast, BS

jordan-keast@ou.edu

Locations

University of Oklahoma Schusterman Center - Tulsa

Recruiting

Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States, 74135

Contacts

Jordan Keast, BS

jordan-keast@ou.edu

More Information

Sponsor

University of Oklahoma

Last update posted

May 14, 2026

Last verified

May, 2026

Keywords

  • Empowered Relief
  • Chronic Pain
  • Cancer survivor
  • Survey Study
  • Monthly follow-ups
  • Zoom class

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-10. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by University of Oklahoma on 2026-05-14.