EPPIC: Easing Pelvic Pain Interventions Clinical Research Program (NCT05127616)
A Brief, Transdiagnostic Cognitive Behavioral Treatment for Urological Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome: Processes, Predictions, Outcomes
🩺 Plain-English Summary (8th-Grade Level)
The EPPIC (Easing Pelvic Pain Interventions Clinical Research Program) study evaluates an ultra-brief, 4 session cognitive behavioral pain treatment transdiagnostic in design for urologic chronic pain syndrome (UCPPS) with clinical and practical advantages over existing behavioral therapies whose length and focus limits their adoption by clinicians and coverage for mechanistically similar comorbidities. A theoretically informed, practical, empirically grounded approach will systematically unpack CBT's working mechanisms, clarify for whom it works, ease dissemination, appeal to patients, providers, payers, and policy makers in the COVID-19 era favoring low resource intensity treatments, and reduce cost and inefficiencies associated with high intensity therapies whose complexity, length, and scarcity restricts uptake and impact.
Who can join: Review the eligibility criteria below.
Location: UCLA — Los Angeles, California
Age range: 18 Years to 70 Years
🧪 Interventions in This Study
- Minimal Contact-Cognitive Behavior Therapy (BEHAVIORAL)
- Patient Education/Support (BEHAVIORAL)
📋 "Do I Qualify?" — 1-Minute Self Screener
Instant ChecklistFull eligibility criteria are available on the official NIH protocol. View the criteria ↗
📍 All Participating Trial Locations (3 Sites)
- UCLA — Los Angeles, California
- University of Michigan — Ann Arbor, Michigan
- University at Buffalo (the only clinical site where treatment is delivered) — Buffalo, New York
📞 Contact the Study Coordinator
Phone: (716) 898-5671
Email: lackner@buffalo.edu
Coordinator details come directly from the registered NIH protocol. Confirm the study is still recruiting before traveling.
💰 Cost, Insurance & Patient Rights
- 100% Free Items: The investigational treatment and protocol-required procedures are supplied at zero cost by the sponsor.
- Routine Patient Care: Under federal law (ACA § 2709) and many state statutes, routine care costs are covered during participation.
- Voluntary Participation: You may withdraw at any time without affecting your standard medical care.
Explore by condition: All Urologic Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome (UCPPS) clinical trials
💡 How to Participate
- Check the checklist above to see if you may qualify.
- Contact the study coordinator using the phone/email above.
- Ask about the visit schedule, what is covered at no cost, and any travel support.
- Confirm with your own doctor before making a decision.