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Emotional Awareness and Expression Therapy for People With Persistent Pain Following Orthopedic Trauma
Led by Johns Hopkins University · Updated on 2025-12-18
30
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
178 weeks
Total Duration
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Sponsors
J
Johns Hopkins University
Lead Sponsor
E
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
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.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Emotional Awareness and Expression Therapy for People With Persistent Pain Following Orthopedic Trauma
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- One or more acute orthopedic injuries
- Sustained an orthopedic injury such as pelvic or acetabulum fracture, open/displaced comminuted fracture of long bones, upper extremity injuries with major nerve involvement, injuries to major blood vessels, or traumatic amputation of big toe, thumb, or proximal to wrist or ankle
- Initial admission to the trauma or orthopedic center of the participating hospital or all necessary screening and patient data available in medical record
- 18 years old or older
- Received operative fixation for at least one acute orthopedic injury at a participating hospital; recruitment at time of primary injury, not revision or complication surgery
- Average Brief Pain Inventory Score greater than 3 out of 10
- Presence of pain most days (more than 3 days per week) for past three months
You will not qualify if you...
- Peri-prosthetic fractures of the femur
- Non-ambulatory due to spinal cord injury
- Non-ambulatory before injury
- Currently pregnant
- Moderate or severe traumatic brain injury with intracranial hemorrhage on admission CT
- Major amputations of upper or lower extremities
- Non-English speaking
- Severe psychiatric conditions
- Current alcohol or drug addiction
- Intellectual challenges without adequate family support
- Lives outside hospital's catchment area
- Follow-up planned at another medical center
- Prisoner status
- Homeless
- Other reasons likely to cause severe problems with follow-up
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21287
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
R
Rachel Aaron, PhD
CONTACT
S
Stephen Wegener, PhD
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
NA
Model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Number of Arms
1
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