Phone-based talk therapy app for young adults with hip pain
Tests a phone app for cognitive therapy in young adults with hip pain.
Key facts
- Who runs it
- Michael C Willey
- Where
- Iowa City, United StatesSee the site
- Trial code
- Registry title
- Psychosocial Interventions for Young Adults With Hip Pain
- Status
- Not yet recruiting
- People taking part
- 150 people, planned
- Started
- 1 Sept 2026
- Expected to end
- 1 Aug 2028
- Type of study
- Interventional, 2 groupsOne group gets a placebo (a dummy treatment), for comparison.
- Treatments tested
- Cell Phone Based Cognitive Based Therapy (Pacifica App)
- Control
- Record updated
- 15 April 2026
Who can take part
AI summary
From the trial's eligibility criteria. Machine-read from the registry text on this page, so it can be wrong. The registry text below and the trial team decide who can take part.
The trial is looking for young adults with hip pain not caused by arthritis. They are seeking treatment at physical therapy or orthopedic practices in Iowa.
- Age
- 15 to 39 years
- Sex
- All sexes
- Disease stage
- Main complaint of hip pain or poor hip function. A diagnosis of a non-arthritis hip condition is needed, such as labral tear, femoroacetabular impingement (FAI), snapping hip, femoral anteversion or dysplasia.
Main reasons for not taking part
- Age under 15 or over 40 years
- Difficulty with written English
- Treatment for other conditions such as trochanteric bursitis, hip dislocation, avascular necrosis or fracture
The registry criteria, word for word
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Who can take part
- We will enroll young adults (15-39) presenting to one of several physical therapy and orthopedic practices in the state of Iowa for treatment of nonarthritic hip pain
- Chief complaint of hip pain or dysfunction, and a diagnosis of a nonarthritic hip condition including labral tear, femoroacetabular impingement (FAI), snapping hip, femoral anteversion or dysplasia
Who cannot take part
- Treatment for alternative conditions such as trochanteric bursitis, hip dislocation, avascular necrosis or fracture
- Exclusion criteria will include age <15 or >40 years
- Difficulty with written English
Check if you might fit
Answer for yourself. This is not a decision: only the study team can say whether you can take part.
- Are you between 15 and 39 years old?
Where in United States
- University of IowaIowa City, United StatesContact: Michael C Willey, MDNot yet recruiting
About the trial
What the trial wants to find out
Psychosocial conditions are common in young adults with hip pain including depression, anxiety, pain catastrophizing, and narcotic use. The incidence of these conditions is not well defined. Interventions to optimize psychosocial conditions with non-surgical or surgical treatments has not been investigated. The goal of this project is to determine the incidence of psychosocial conditions in the young adult population with hip pain and determine if cognitive based therapy can improve clinical outcomes in these individuals.
The 2 groups in the trial
- Cell Phone Based Cognitive Based TherapyTreatment being tested
Young adults with hip pain
Treatment: Cell Phone Based Cognitive Based Therapy (Pacifica App)
- PlaceboPlacebo, for comparison
Young adults with hip pain
Treatment: Control
Questions to ask the study team
- How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
- Are travel costs paid?
- Can I keep my own doctor?
- What happens if I want to stop?
Contact the study team: see the registry record → Contacts and Locations
Print a page for my doctorData and sources
- Registry record
- Listed on ClinicalTrials.gov.
- Official title
- Psychosocial Interventions for Young Adults With Hip Pain
- Plain-language title
- Phone-based talk therapy app for young adults with hip painGenerated from the registry record. The registry title is the official one.
- AI summary
- From the trial's eligibility criteria. Read by machine on 14 November 2026.
- Fit questions
- Built from NCT04039386, who can take part
- Record updated
- 15 April 2026