Brief Mindfulness-Oriented Recovery Enhancement vs Brief Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Chronic Pain (B-MORE v B-CBT)

Florida State University

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Chronic Pain

Treatments: Behavioral: Brief Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy; Behavioral: Brief Mindfulness Oriented Recovery Enhancement

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT07207174

00006512

Details and patient eligibility

About

This randomized controlled trial aims to test both English and Spanish versions of two, benign behavioral interventions for adults with chronic pain -- 1) Brief Mindfulness-Oriented Recovery Enhancement (B-MORE), and 2) Brief Cognitive- Behavioral Therapy (B-CBT).

Enrollment: 120 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Having a chronic pain condition
• Average pain of > 3 in the last week
• Willingness to engage with study assessments and interventions
• Understanding English or Spanish instructions fluently
• Age 18 and above.

Exclusion criteria

• Unable to consent because of physical or mental incapacity
• Have previous, formal mindfulness or CBT training (e.g., MBSR)
• Have pain from a current cancer diagnosis
• Unstable illness that may interfere with treatment
• Had surgery within the previous three months
• Had pain relieving injections, such as cortisone or hyaluronate, within the previous three months.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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120 participants in 2 patient groups

Brief Behavioral Intervention #1

Experimental group

Description:

Brief Mindfulness Oriented Recovery Enhancement (B-MORE)

Treatment:

Behavioral: Brief Mindfulness Oriented Recovery Enhancement

Brief Behavioral Intervention #2

Experimental group

Description:

Brief Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (B-CBT)

Treatment:

Behavioral: Brief Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy