Efficacy of a Chronic Pain Treatment Prior to Gender-affirming Surgery

Launched by OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY · May 29, 2024

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The primary objective of this study is to examine a single-session, 2-hour group intervention provided to a population of transgender and gender-diverse patients with chronic pain prior to gender-affirming surgery, to determine if participants who receive the intervention have less pain-related distress compared to participants randomly assigned to the control group. This study will help extend the research literature on chronic pain experienced by transgender patients, and specifically will examine if a brief, group intervention is effective for reducing pain catastrophizing and pain distr...

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • 1. affiliated with the OHSU Transgender Health Program and have completed their initial consultation for gender-affirming surgery,
• • 2. who have chronic pain (defined as \> 3 months of pain),
• • 3. who rate their average level of pain intensity as at least a 4 or higher (on 0-10 pain scale)
• • 4. who have fluency in English. Empowered Relief may only be delivered by a certified instructor, and for this research study the instructor is only able to offer the curriculum in English.
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • 1. have had a pain-focused behavioral therapy in the past year, or
• • 2. have severe depression and/or moderate or higher risk of suicidality based on the person's score on the PHQ-9 greater than 20.