A Brief Intervention for Patients on Opioids for Acute Pain

Henry Ford Health

Status: Completed

Conditions: Acute Pain

Treatments: Behavioral: Mindfulness; Other: Education

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05658926

HFHS Acute Pain

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study aims to evaluate benefits of a brief intervention for patients who are prescribed opioids for acute pain.

Enrollment: 60 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patients who are admitted to Henry Ford Hospital
• Patients who have been evaluated by the Psychosomatic Medicine Service
• Patients who are prescribed at least one opioid for an acute pain condition

Exclusion criteria

• Patients taking an opioid for a chronic pain condition within the previous year
• History of an opioid use disorder.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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60 participants in 2 patient groups, including a placebo group

Intervention

Experimental group

Description:

Participants will learn a brief, mindfulness skill

Treatment:

Behavioral: Mindfulness

Education

Placebo Comparator group

Description:

Participants will receive education about the effects of emotions on pain

Treatment:

Other: Education