NCT06549985Recruiting
Interdisciplinary Group Care for the Treatment of Endometriosis-associated Pain
Interdisciplinary Group Care for the Treatment of Endometriosis-associated Pain: the Peer Empowered Endometriosis Pain Support (PEEPS) Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 26 Dec 2025
Brief summary (registry, in English)
The goal of this clinical trial is to determine if Peer Empowered Endometriosis Pain Support (PEEPS), an 8-week interdisciplinary, integrative group care program, decreases pain interference in participants with endometriosis-associated chronic pelvic pain between the ages 18 and 48. The main question we aim to answer is: Is PEEPS more effective than Education in decreasing pain interference? Researchers will compare people receiving PEEPS plus usual care to those receiving Education plus usual care to see if people participating in PEEPS demonstrate improvements in pain, physical function, and quality of life. Participants will: * Complete baseline quality of life surveys * Participate in an 8-session group care program * Provide feedback on each session and the program globally * Complete follow up quality of life surveys at PEEPS completion, 6- and 12-months post-completion. * A sub-set will complete semi-structured interviews or focus groups about the experience of participating in PEEPS
- Status (registry)
- Recruiting
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 60 (estimated)
- First submitted
- 5 Aug 2024
- Start date
- 17 Mar 2025
- Primary completion date
- 30 Sept 2027
- Lead sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
- Diseases
- Endometriosis
- NCT number
- NCT06549985
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Planned participants: 60
- From 17 Mar 2025 to the primary completion date, 30 Sept 2027
- 1 site in 1 country
- Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them
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Who cannot take part
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Other illness
- Severe physical impairment (limiting yoga participation)
- History of hip or spine surgery given increased risk of harm and need for extensive activity modification
- Current or history of psychiatric disorder with psychosis in order to minimize risk of adverse mental health effects to participants
- History of surgical removal of bilateral ovaries
Other
- Currently pregnant
- Opioid use ≥ 5 days in the past 3 months, other than for the 6-week post-operative period
Who the study is looking for
- Age 18-48 years
- Operative confirmation of endometriosis
- Chronic pelvic pain (pain perceived to originate from the pelvis, not exclusively during menses, lasting ≥6 months)
- No plan to have surgery before or during the PEEPS cohort
- Able to attend at least six of the eight 2-hour weekly sessions on the Washington University campus
- Comfort reading and speaking English as groups and materials are in English
Age in the registry: 18 years to 48 years · Sex: Female · Does not accept healthy volunteers
Sites (1)
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| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| WashU Medicine Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | St Louis | United States | Recruiting |
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