SPACE for Youth With Chronic Pain

Part of paid clinical trials in Palo Alto, California.

Sponsor
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Study ID
NCT07425691
Status
Recruiting
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Conditions

  • Chronic Pain

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
ALL
Age
10 Years - 17 Years
Healthy Volunteers
Not accepted

Interventions

  • Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions - Pain — BEHAVIORAL
    Originally developed for pediatric anxiety disorders, SPACE equips parents to reduce accommodation while maintaining a warm, empathic stance.

Study Details

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.

Key Dates

Start date
Mar 13, 2026
Status verified
Apr 2026
Primary completion
Jun 30, 2026
Completion
Jun 30, 2026

Study Design

Enrollment
48 participants (estimated)

Arms

  • Arm: Youth with chronic pain
    Youth with chronic pain will complete questionnaires assessing secondary outcome measures prior to the start of the parent-only group intervention. The parent-only group intervention is 6 weekly, 90 minute sessions held over a secure virtual platform. Sessions will focus on orientation to the group, psychoeducation about pain neuroscience, and the role of parents in pain management, how parents can increase support for their child as well as decrease behaviors that may inadvertently maintain or reinforce pain and pain-related behaviors. Sessions will be recorded to ensure consistency in session content across groups. Homework will be assigned to parents after each session and will be reviewed the following week. Youth with chronic pain will then be asked to complete questionnaires at the end of the intervention, and at 1-month and 3-month follow up time points. Questionnaire completion is expected to take about 20 minutes at each time point.
  • Arm: Parents of youth with chronic pain
    Parents of youth with chronic pain will complete questionnaires assessing secondary outcome measures prior to the start of the parent-only group intervention. The parent-only group intervention is 6 weekly, 90 minute sessions held over a secure virtual platform. Sessions will focus on orientation to the group, psychoeducation about pain neuroscience, and the role of parents in pain management, how parents can increase support for their child as well as decrease behaviors that may inadvertently maintain or reinforce pain and pain-related behaviors. Sessions will be recorded to ensure consistency in session content across groups. Homework will be assigned to parents after each session and will be reviewed the following week. Parents of youth with chronic pain will be asked to complete questionnaires at the end of the intervention (45 minutes), and repeat some of the questionnaires at follow up time points (35-40 minutes).

Primary Outcome Measure

Feasibility - Acceptance [ Time Frame: From enrollment through the end of the treatment (6-8 weeks) ]

Central Contacts

Locations (2)

FacilityCityStateZIPSite coordinators
Stanford Children's HealthPalo AltoCalifornia94025
Rashmi Bhandari, PhD
[email protected]
650-724-5333
Children's Hospital of PhiladelphiaPhiladelphiaPennsylvania19104
Christina Murphy, PhD
[email protected]
215-590-6577

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