Does Psychoeducation Improve the Pain Relief Derived From a Brief Intervention

Florida State University

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Acute Pain; Pain

Treatments: Behavioral: Pain Psychoeducation; Behavioral: 1 Minute Psychoeducation with 2 Minutes of Mindfulness (Pain Focus); Behavioral: 2 Minutes of Psychoeducation with 1 Minute of Mindfulness; Behavioral: 1 Minute Psychoeducation with 2 Minutes of Mindfulness (Meaning Focus); Behavioral: Mindfulness without Psychoeducation

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06952049

STUDY00004916_PsychoedImpact

Details and patient eligibility

About

This project is a single-site, five-arm, randomized controlled trial investigating whether providing patients in an orthopedic clinic waiting room psychoeducation about mindfulness impacts the degree of pain relief they experience during a mindfulness-based intervention.

Enrollment: 200 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Receiving pain treatment at Tallahassee Orthopedic Center
• Understanding English instructions fluently
• Being 18 years of age or older

Exclusion criteria

• Unable to consent because of physical or mental incapacity.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Triple Blind

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200 participants in 5 patient groups

Pain Psychoeducation

Active Comparator group

Description:

In the pain psychoeducation intervention, participants will be randomized to listen to a three-minute recording about different pain management strategies (e.g., ice, rest) to promote overall well-being.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Pain Psychoeducation

Mindfulness without Psychoeducation

Experimental group

Description:

In the mindfulness without psychoeducation intervention, participants will be randomized to listen to a three-minute mindfulness practice consisting of 1 minute of mindful breathing, 1 minute of mindful mapping, and 1 minute of mindfulness of personal meaning.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Mindfulness without Psychoeducation

1 Minute Psychoeducation with 2 Minutes of Mindfulness (Pain Focus)

Experimental group

Description:

In the 1 Minute Psychoeducation with 2 minutes of Mindfulness (Pain Focus) intervention, participants will be randomized to listen to a 1 minute of psychoeducation about mindfulness, 1 minute of mindful breathing and 1 minute of mindful mapping.

Treatment:

Behavioral: 1 Minute Psychoeducation with 2 Minutes of Mindfulness (Pain Focus)

1 Minute Psychoeducation with 2 Minutes of Mindfulness (Meaning Focus)

Experimental group

Description:

In the 1 Minute Psychoeducation with 2 minutes of Mindfulness (Meaning Focus) intervention, participants will be randomized to listen to a 1 minute of psychoeducation about mindfulness, 1 minute of mindful breathing and 1 minute of mindfulness of personal meaning.

Treatment:

Behavioral: 1 Minute Psychoeducation with 2 Minutes of Mindfulness (Meaning Focus)

2 Minutes of Psychoeducation with 1 Minute of Mindfulness

Experimental group

Description:

In the 2 Minutes of Psychoeducation with 1 Minute of Mindfulness intervention, participants will be randomized to listen to a 2 minute of psychoeducation about mindfulness and 1 minute of mindful breathing.

Treatment:

Behavioral: 2 Minutes of Psychoeducation with 1 Minute of Mindfulness