4-week Mindfulness Program for Adults With Chronic Pain

University of North Carolina (UNC)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Chronic Pain

Treatments: Behavioral: Mindfulness Training For Chronic Pain

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03495856

17-2948

2KR941702 (Other Grant/Funding Number)

Details and patient eligibility

About

The objective of this study is to determine the feasibility and acceptability of a 4-week mindfulness training program for adults with chronic pain (noncancer related). The intervention is based on the MIndfulness-based Stress Reduction Program, an 8-week mindfulness training program developed to help people manage stress-related and chronic conditions. The adapted mindfulness intervention will consist of four, weekly 1 hour and 30 minute group sessions that are modified from the original program to fit the shorter length and to directly address chronic pain management. Participants will complete pre- and post-intervention surveys and daily mindfulness practice diaries, all online. The surveys will help us determine if participants experience decreased pain interference, increased quality-of-life, and increased psychological well-being over the course of the intervention. Participants will also complete a post-intervention telephone interview to help determine satisfaction with the intervention and areas where the intervention can be improved.

Enrollment: 23 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• One or more chronic noncancer pain diagnoses (daily pain for at least 3 months)
• Has a pain management provider
• Reports more than minimal pain bothersomeness and interference in general activities
• Able to read and understand English

Exclusion criteria

• Diagnosis of mental illness with psychotic features
• History of inpatient admission for psychiatric disorder in past 2 years
• Active alcohol or substance abuse within the past year
• Has completed a mindfulness-based stress reduction or other mindfulness course; has or previously had a regular mindfulness meditation practice.
• Unable or unwilling to comply with study procedures (online questionnaires and practice diaries, 4 weekly intervention sessions, home practice, and one semi-structured phone interview).

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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23 participants in 1 patient group

Mindfulness Training For Chronic Pain

Experimental group

Description:

The intervention is adapted from the mindfulness-based stress reduction program. The adapted mindfulness training program consists of four, weekly 90 minute group sessions that focus on education on chronic pain and mindfulness, instruction and in-class mindfulness skills practice, and group discussion.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Mindfulness Training For Chronic Pain