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The Application of Lifestyle Enhancing Validated Integrative Therapies for Everyday Pain in Cirrhosis (ALLEVIATE-C)

2026年8月25日 更新者:University of Pennsylvania

The goal of this clinical trial is to test a low-touch vs high-touch drug-free pain self-management program that may help lower pain and improve quality of life for adults with cirrhosis and pain. Participants are assigned by chance to one of two study groups. The groups receive different levels of support. The main questions it aims to answer are:

  • Do the programs help lower pain?
  • Do the programs improve quality of life?
  • Is one program more effective than the other?

Researchers will compare a low-touch self management program to a high-touch self-management program to see if the programs help manage pain.

Participants in the low-touch arm will:

  • Learn new ways to manage pain without medication
  • Receive access to the self-guided digital self-management platform
  • Receive general behavioral text message nudges
  • Receive a free Fitbit to keep

Participants in the high-touch arm will:

  • Learn new ways to manage pain without medication
  • Receive tailored access to the self-guided digital self-management platform
  • Received individualized pain coaching and optional group coaching sessions
  • Participate in a structured walking or meditation curriculum
  • Receive a free Fitbit to keep

研究概览

详细说明

The Application of Lifestyle Enhancing Validated Integrative Therapies for Everyday Pain in Cirrhosis (ALLEVIATE-C) is a multicenter, individual-level, parallel-arm, 1:1 randomized superiority trial with a 4-week run-in period followed by 48 weeks of intervention and follow-up. The study will compare effectiveness of a high-touch vs low-touch self-management program to treat chronic pain among patients with cirrhosis.

Participants in the high-touch arm receive tailored digital self-management program, individualized pain coaching, and a structured walking or meditation curriculum selected through Active Choice as the primary behavioral focus for 48 weeks. The high-touch arm also includes on-demand coaching for low-pain self-efficacy and optional group coaching sessions.

Participants in the low-touch arm receive access to the self-guided digital self-management platform with automated educational content and behavioral nudges for 48 weeks.

Remote or in-person follow up study visits will occur at 12, 24, 36, and 48 weeks.

Endpoints include:

  • Primary: Change from baseline in pain interference over 48 weeks (measured using the Pain, Enjoyment of Life, and General Activity (PEG) scale).
  • Secondary: Health-related quality of life, cognitive function, average daily step count, pain-related disability, nociplastic pain, cumulative exposure to potentially risky medications, days alive and out of the hospital, pain management strategies, intervention engagement, and care partner burden.
  • Implementation: Acceptability, feasibility, intervention fidelity, and barriers and facilitators to implementation.

研究类型

介入性

注册 (估计的)

625

阶段

  • 不适用

联系人和位置

本节提供了进行研究的人员的详细联系信息,以及有关进行该研究的地点的信息。

学习地点

    • California
      • San Francisco、California、美国、94143
        • University of California San Francisco
        • 接触:
        • 首席研究员:
          • Jessica Rubin, MD, MPH
    • Florida
      • Miami、Florida、美国、33136
        • University of Miami
        • 首席研究员:
          • David Goldberg, MD
        • 接触:
    • Maryland
      • Baltimore、Maryland、美国、21205
        • John Hopkins University
        • 接触:
        • 首席研究员:
          • Alexandra Strauss, MD, PhD
    • Michigan
      • Ann Arbor、Michigan、美国、48109
        • University of Michigan
        • 首席研究员:
          • Elliot Tapper, MD
        • 接触:
    • Minnesota
      • Rochester、Minnesota、美国、55905
        • Mayo Clinic
        • 首席研究员:
          • Douglas Simonetto, MD
        • 接触:
    • New York
      • New York、New York、美国、10032
        • Columbia University
        • 首席研究员:
          • Elizabeth Verna, MD
        • 接触:
    • Pennsylvania
    • Tennessee
      • Nashville、Tennessee、美国、37232
        • Vanderbilt University
        • 接触:
        • 首席研究员:
          • Ashley Spann, MD, MS

参与标准

研究人员寻找符合特定描述的人,称为资格标准。这些标准的一些例子是一个人的一般健康状况或先前的治疗。

资格标准

适合学习的年龄

  • 成人
  • 年长者

接受健康志愿者

不

描述

Patient Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Age > 18 years of age.
  2. Clinical diagnosis of cirrhosis established by any one of the following:

    1. Liver biopsy consistent with cirrhosis.
    2. Noninvasive evidence of cirrhosis, defined as ≥2 of the following criteria:

      • Imaging (Ultrasound (US), Computed Tomography (CT) or Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)) demonstrating cirrhosis liver morphology (e.g., 'cirrhosis', cirrhotic appearing', 'nodular') with supportive findings (e.g., splenomegaly or recanalized umbilical vein).
      • Transient elastography (TE) (FibroScan) liver stiffness > 12.5 kilopascal (kPa) with IQR/Median <30% or Magnetic resonance elastography > 5.0 kPa
      • Laboratory evidence including AST/platelet ratio index (APRI) >2.0, FIB-4 >2.67 or Platelet count <150 x 10⁹/L.
      • CT, MRI, or Esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) showing the presence of esophageal varices
    3. History of at least one cirrhosis complication, including variceal hemorrhage, hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), ascites, or hepatic encephalopathy.
  3. Liver transplant recipients are eligible if the transplanted cirrhotic allograft meets the above criteria.
  4. Chronic pain, defined as a Pain, Enjoyment of Life, and General Activity (PEG) scale score > 4, assessed during screening prior to consent.
  5. Ability to ambulate (walk), either independently or with the use of assistive devices.
  6. Reliable access to Wi-Fi or cellular data.
  7. Ownership of, or reliable access to, a smartphone with the ability and willingness to receive study-related text messages.
  8. Ability to speak and read English or Spanish.

Patient Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Acute pain due to injury (e.g., surgery, fracture, trauma, burn) within 28 days.
  2. Diagnosed or suspected noncirrhotic portal hypertension.
  3. Episode of overt hepatic encephalopathy (HE) within 28 days prior to consent.

    a. Overt HE is defined as acute disorientation requiring hospitalization or initiation of HE-directed therapy (e.g., lactulose, fluids, rifaximin) with diagnosis made by a gastroenterologist, hepatologist, or study investigator and resolution following therapy.

  4. Model for End-Stage Liver Disease - Na (MELD-Na) score > 25 calculated using the UNOS algorithm.

    a. Participants with MELD-Na > 25 due to clinically stable end-stage renal disease (ESRD) may be eligible if total bilirubin < 5 mg/dL.

  5. Advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) defined as Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer (BCLC) stage > C, or current treatment with systemic therapy for HCC (e.g., sorafenib, atezolizumab/bevacizumab, durvalumab/tremelimumab, regorafenib, cabozantinib).
  6. > 2 paracenteses within 56 days prior to consent.
  7. Fontan-associated liver disease without cirrhosis on biopsy.
  8. Inpatient hospital admission lasting > 24 hours within 28 days prior to consent.
  9. Active metastatic solid malignancy or acute leukemia within 3 years prior to consent.
  10. Estimated life expectancy < 1 year, as determined by the study investigator.
  11. Planned living donor liver transplantation within 12 weeks of enrollment.
  12. Routine meditation practice, defined as meditation occurring weekly or more frequently.
  13. Inability to participate in study procedures, including inability to read study materials, cognitive impairment, or psychiatric illness that would preclude participation in the opinion of the investigator.
  14. Concurrent enrollment in another nonpharmacologic pain management study or formal pain management program utilizing nonpharmacologic approaches.
  15. Deemed unsuitable for participation by the study investigator.
  16. Prisoners.

Care Partner Inclusion Criteria

  1. Age > 18 years of age.
  2. Informal caregiver of a participant enrolled in ALLEVIATE-C
  3. Ability to speak and read English or Spanish.

Care Partner Exclusion Criteria

  1. Inability to participate in study procedures, including inability to read study materials, cognitive impairment, or psychiatric illness that would preclude participation in the opinion of the investigator.
  2. Deemed unsuitable for participation by the study investigator.

学习计划

本节提供研究计划的详细信息,包括研究的设计方式和研究的衡量标准。

研究是如何设计的?

设计细节

  • 主要用途:支持治疗
  • 分配:随机化
  • 介入模型:并行分配
  • 屏蔽:无(打开标签)

武器和干预

参与者组/臂
干预/治疗
实验性的:High-Touch
Participants receive tailored digital self-management program, individualized pain coaching, and a structured walking or meditation curriculum selected through Active Choice as the primary behavioral focus for 48 weeks. The high-touch arm also includes on-demand coaching for low-pain self-efficacy and optional group coaching sessions.
Tailored digital self-management program, individualized pain coaching, and a structured walking or meditation curriculum selected through Active Choice as the primary behavioral focus for 48 weeks. On-demand coaching for low-pain self-efficacy and optional group coaching sessions.
实验性的:Low-Touch
Participants receive access to the self-guided digital self-management platform with automated educational content and behavioral nudges for 48 weeks.
Access to the self-guided digital self-management platform with automated educational content and behavioral nudges for 48 weeks.

研究衡量的是什么?

主要结果指标

结果测量
措施说明
大体时间
Pain Interference
大体时间:48 weeks
Change from baseline in pain interference over 48 weeks, measured by repeated assessments using the Pain, Enjoyment of life, and General activity (P.E.G.) scale at 12, 24, 36, and 48 weeks, and compared between the two groups. The PEG is a three-item scale with a minimum value of 0 and a maximum value of 10 for each question. A higher score indicates a worse outcome.
48 weeks

次要结果测量

结果测量
措施说明
大体时间
Health-related quality of life
大体时间:48 weeks

Change from baseline in health-related quality of life over 48 weeks, assessed using the PROMIS-29+2 Profile v2.1 (PROPr) domain T-scores (physical function, anxiety, depression, fatigue, sleep disturbance, ability to participate in social roles and activities, and pain interference) as well as the multidomain PROPr summary score.

Most domains of the PROPr are ranked on a scale with a minimum of 1 and a maximum of 5. Scores for domains are assessed differently. For fatigue, anxiety, depression, sleep disturbance, and pain interference, a higher score indicates a worse outcome. For physical function, cognitive function, and ability to participate in social roles, a higher score indicates a better outcome. Pain intensity is separately ranked on a scale of 0 to 10, with a higher score indicating a worse outcome.

48 weeks
Average daily step count
大体时间:48 weeks
Change from baseline in average daily step count over 48 weeks, captured via wearable fitness trackers (Fitbit).
48 weeks
Pain-related disability
大体时间:48 weeks
Change from baseline in pain-related disability at 48 weeks, measured by the Pain Disability Index (PDI) total score. The PDI is a 7-item scale with a minimum value of 0 and a maximum value of 10 for each question. A higher score indicates a worse outcome.
48 weeks
Severity of nociplastic pain
大体时间:52 weeks
Change from baseline in severity of nociplastic pain over 52 weeks, assessed using the Fibromyalgia Severity Score (FSS).
52 weeks
Cumulative exposure to potentially risky medications
大体时间:48 weeks
Change from baseline in cumulative exposure to potentially risky medications over 48 weeks, quantified using the Opioid Total Standardized Dose (TSD) across medication classes relevant to cirrhosis.
48 weeks
Days alive and out of the hospital
大体时间:48 weeks
Days alive and out of the hospital (DAOH) over 48 weeks, incorporating hospitalizations, emergency room (ER) visits, and death.
48 weeks
Animal Naming Test
大体时间:48 weeks
Change in cognitive function, measured by the Animal Naming Test (ANT), over 48 weeks.
48 weeks
Patient-reported use and perceived effectiveness of pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic pain management strategies
大体时间:52 weeks
Change from baseline in patient-reported use and perceived effectiveness of pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic pain management strategies at 52 weeks, assessed using a structured study-specific pain management inventory.
52 weeks
Caregiver burden
大体时间:48 weeks
Change from baseline in care partner caregiver burden, measured by the 12-item Zarit Burden Interview (ZBI-12), over 48 weeks.
48 weeks

合作者和调查者

在这里您可以找到参与这项研究的人员和组织。

出版物和有用的链接

负责输入研究信息的人员自愿提供这些出版物。这些可能与研究有关。

研究记录日期

这些日期跟踪向 ClinicalTrials.gov 提交研究记录和摘要结果的进度。研究记录和报告的结果由国家医学图书馆 (NLM) 审查,以确保它们在发布到公共网站之前符合特定的质量控制标准。

研究主要日期

学习开始 (估计的)

2027年1月1日

初级完成 (估计的)

2030年3月1日

研究完成 (估计的)

2030年6月1日

研究注册日期

首次提交

2026年8月14日

首先提交符合 QC 标准的

2026年8月25日

首次发布 (实际的)

2026年8月28日

研究记录更新

最后更新发布 (实际的)

2026年8月28日

上次提交的符合 QC 标准的更新

2026年8月25日

最后验证

2026年8月1日

更多信息

与本研究相关的术语

计划个人参与者数据 (IPD)

计划共享个人参与者数据 (IPD)?

是的

IPD 计划说明

Dissemination of results from this trial will be conducted in accordance with policies and procedures established by the Executive Committee. All abstracts, presentations, and manuscripts arising from this study will be reported to the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCOR)I in compliance with contractual requirements.

Fundamentally, PCORI's Policy for Data Management and Data Sharing articulates PCORI's expectation that Awardees make data and data documentation (Full Data Package) from their PCORI-funded research projects available to third-party requestors.

The deposition is centered around the Full Data Package, which is comprised of the Analyzable Data Set, Full Protocol, metadata, data dictionary, full statistical analysis plan (including all amendments and all documentation for additional work processes), and analytic code from a PCORI-funded research project.

IPD 共享时间框架

Results submitted to ClinicalTrials.gov or other applicable database: 9/1/2030 Contract term date: 3/31/2032

IPD 共享访问标准

Results submitted to ClinicalTrials.gov or other applicable database

IPD 共享支持信息类型

  • 研究方案
  • 树液
  • 国际碳纤维联合会
  • 分析代码
  • 企业社会责任

药物和器械信息、研究文件

研究美国 FDA 监管的药品

不

研究美国 FDA 监管的设备产品

不

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