Empowered Relief for Chronic Pelvic Pain

This will be a pilot single site, randomized controlled clinical trial comparing theaddition of empowered relief therapy to standard treatment alone in 100 women withchronic pelvic pain. Patients randomized to standard treatment alone will be offered toattend an empowered relief session after 12 weeks if they are not satisfied with theirsymptom control. Patients presenting to the Gynecology Clinics at the UChicago Medicinewill be approached for inclusion if they desire treatment for chronic pelvic pain andmeet inclusion criteria.Consenting participants will be randomized to referral to Empowered Relief session within4 weeks in addition to their standard treatment or standard treatment alone. Both groupswill receive standard treatment for chronic pelvic pain which may include medications(hormonal, muscle relaxants, neuromodulators, anti‐depressants), pelvic floor physicaltherapy and/or trigger point/nerve block injections for pain relief. Specifics ofstandard treatment will be documented for both treatment groups. Both groups willcomplete baseline questionnaires assessing pain interference, catastrophizing, painintensity, and quality of life as well as follow up questionnaires at 2 weeks and 12weeks after ER class or initiating standard therapy (See Schedule of Measures).