Chronic Urogenital Pain
Conditions
Keywords
Chronic Pelvic Pain, Interstitial Cystitis, Vulvodynia, Dyspareunia, Pelvic Floor Dysfunction, Emotional Processing
Brief summary
The goal of this study is to test the efficacy, feasibility, and acceptability of providing an experiential assessment interview that targets health, and emotional and stressful experiences in a tertiary care setting specializing in women's urology.
Detailed description
In this randomized, controlled trial, the investigators will compare an interview condition to a wait-list control condition. The investigators hypothesize that helping individuals identify the links between their stress, emotions, and physical symptoms will likely increase their awareness and endorsement of the link between stress and physical symptoms, including a willingness to engage in stress management techniques. It is also expected that helping raise an individual's awareness about their symptoms, followed by an experience and expression of unexpressed emotion is likely to influence their physical and psychological well-being.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALLife-Stress Interview
A life-stress interview which aims to help patients: a) disclose their stressful experiences and emotional conflicts, which might be contributing to their symptoms, b) learn about associations between their stress and physical symptoms; and c) learn about the potential value of experiencing and expressing their emotions related to these stressful situations
Sponsors
Wayne State University
Corewell Health East
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
18 Years to 80 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Participants must have a chronic urogenital pain condition
Exclusion criteria
* non-English speaking * unable to read * psychosis * dementia * mental impairment
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Symptom Interpretation Questionnaire (SIQ) | Change from baseline symptom attribution at 6-weeks |
| Brief Pain Inventory (BPI) | Change from baseline pain at 6-weeks |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Patient Health Questionnaire-15 (PHQ-15) | Change from baseline in symptom severity at 6 weeks |
| Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI) | Change from baseline symptoms at 6-weeks |
| Satisfaction With Life Scale (SWLS) | Change from baseline life satisfaction at 6-weeks |
| Pelvic Floor Distress Inventory -20 (PFDI-20) | Change from baseline pelvic symptoms at 6-weeks |
| Global Assessment Response (GRA) | Change from baseline overall symptoms at 6-weeks |
| Short-Form McGill Pain Questionnaire-2 (SF-MPQ-2) | Change from baseline pain at 6-weeks |
| Emotional Approach Coping (EAC) | Change from baseline emotional approach coping at 6-weeks |
| Emotional Processing Scale-25 (EPS-25) | Change from baseline emotional processing at 6-weeks |
| Inventory of Interpersonal Problems-32 (IIP-32) | Change from baseline interpersonal problems at 6-weeks |
| Pain Catastrophizing Scale | Change from baseline pain catastrophizing at 6-weeks |
| Change Assessment Questionnaire | Change from baseline stage of change at 6-weeks |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed