Resilience Coaching for Adolescents With Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain

Launched by CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA · Apr 18, 2023

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ClinConnect Summary

This clinical trial is studying a program called resilience coaching to see how it can help teenagers who experience chronic pain in their muscles and joints. The main goals are to find out how effective this coaching is, which teens might benefit the most, and what challenges or supports there are for using this coaching in regular healthcare. Teens aged 12 to 17 who have been diagnosed with chronic musculoskeletal pain lasting at least three months may be eligible to participate. They will need to have a caregiver who can also take part in the study.

Participants in the trial will take surveys and join the resilience coaching program, known as Promoting Resilience in Stress Management (PRISM). This program aims to help them manage their pain better than those who just receive standard care. Throughout the study, researchers will measure improvements in daily functioning, emotional well-being, and pain levels. If you or someone you know is dealing with chronic pain and fits the eligibility criteria, this could be an opportunity to receive support while contributing to valuable research.

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • patient participants aged 12-17 years,
• • newly diagnosed with chronic musculoskeletal pain, defined as bone, joint, muscle, or related soft tissue pain lasting ≥ 3 months
• • willing to provide informed consent/assent
• • one caregiver willing to consent and participate in dyad
• • dyad identifies English as primary language
• • mild or greater impairment due to pain (defined as Patient Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System Pain Interference T-score ≥ 60 at time of last clinic visit and/or self- or parent- reported impairment of activities of daily living due to pain at time of screening)
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • unable to provide assent and/or without a legal guardian able to provide consent for the study subject or themselves
• • isolated/localized head pain or abdominal pain
• • complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS)
• • Receiving cognitive behavioral therapy at time of screening