Emotional Awareness and Expression Therapy for People With Persistent Pain Following Orthopedic Trauma

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorJohns Hopkins University

About this trial

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 criteria

Qualifiers

One or more acute orthopedic injuries

Pelvic or acetabulum fracture

Open/displaced comminuted fracture of long bones

Upper extremity injuries with a major nerve involvement

Disqualifiers

peri-prosthetic fractures of the femur (regardless of etiology)

non-ambulatory due to an associated spinal cord injury

non-ambulatory pre-injury

currently pregnant

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Emotional Awareness and Expression Therapy

Treatment groups

30 Participants
are divided into 1 treatment group

Sponsors and collaborators

Johns Hopkins University

Lead sponsor

Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)

Collaborator