Emotional Awareness and Expression Therapy for People With Persistent Pain Following Orthopedic Trauma: A Pilot Feasibility Study

Status: Recruiting
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Intervention Type: Behavioral
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Not Applicable
SUMMARY

The purpose of this single-arm trial is to determine the feasibility of emotional awareness and expression therapy (EAET) for individuals with persistent pain following orthopedic trauma. As part of this study, participants will be asked to attend weekly EAET treatment sessions and complete assessments (including pre-treatment, post-treatment, and follow-up) consisting of questionnaires and sensory testing procedures.

Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 18
Healthy Volunteers: f
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• One or more acute orthopedic injuries

• The patient sustained an orthopedic injury including, but not limited to:

‣ Pelvic or acetabulum fracture

⁃ Open/displaced comminuted fracture of long bones

⁃ Upper extremity injuries with a major nerve involvement

⁃ Injuries with significant injuries to major blood vessels

⁃ Traumatic amputation of big toe, thumb, or proximal to the wrist or ankle.

• Initial admission to the trauma or orthopedic center/service of the participating hospital OR all necessary screening and patient characteristic data available in medical record (determination based on information available at time of enrollment)

• 18 years old or older

• Received operative fixation for at least one acute orthopaedic injury at a participating hospital. Patients should be recruited at the time of primary injury, not revision or complication surgery

• Average Brief Pain Inventory Score \> 3/10

• Presence of pain most days (\> 3 days/week) for past three months

Locations
United States
Maryland
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
RECRUITING
Baltimore
Contact Information
Primary
Rachel Aaron, PhD
raaron4@jhmi.edu
410-502-2428
Backup
Stephen Wegener, PhD
swegener@jhmi.edu
Time Frame
Start Date: 2024-08-28
Estimated Completion Date: 2026-06-01
Participants
Target number of participants: 30
Treatments
Experimental: Emotional Awareness and Expression Therapy
Emotional Awareness and Expression Therapy (EAET) is a non-pharmacological intervention designed to address persistent pain.
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Collaborators: Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Leads: Johns Hopkins University

This content was sourced from clinicaltrials.gov