MBSR Program and Evaluating Its Effectiveness on Relieving Chronic Pain in the Elderly

Mohammad Soukhtanlou

Status: Invitation-only

Conditions: Chronic Pain

Treatments: Other: MBSR and physiotherapy; Other: physiotherapy

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06547723

UTehran

Details and patient eligibility

About

It has been shown that MBSR could be effective in different types of chronic pain in geriatrics, but more evidence in the interdisciplinary context is needed.

This study is conducted to develop and compile a mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) program within a context of physiotherapy rehabilitation to manage chronic pain in the elderly in an Iranian clinical setting.

The 8-session MBSR treatment protocol was translated, revised for the Iranian elderlies, and compiled as a one-on-one therapy using a unique protocol with 20-session physiotherapy. 40 volunteers aged 65 or more with musculoskeletal chronic pain will be selected and receive the program for 8 consecutive weeks with a 3-month follow-up. Treatment satisfaction levels, adherence to treatment sessions, and patient-reported clinical outcome measures were used at baseline, immediately post-intervention, and three months following the intervention, measuring pain, anxiety, fatigue, sleep disturbance, pain interference levels, and kinesiophobia.

Enrollment: 40 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 65 to 90 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Aged 65 or more
• Have chronic pain
• Have ability of reading and writing in Persian
• Visiting the clinic in which the study was took place

Exclusion criteria

• Dose not have any diagnosed Cognitive Impairment
• Failure to approve the consent form

Trial design

Primary purpose: Other

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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40 participants in 2 patient groups

experimental group

Experimental group

Description:

Participants in the experimental group receive 20 sessions physiotherapy (in first-4-week, three sessions and next-4-week two sessions on a weekly basis) along with one MBSR session (total MBSR sessions are eight sessions), which also include regular MBSR homework.

Treatment:

Other: MBSR and physiotherapy

control group

Active Comparator group

Description:

Participants in the control group receive 20 sessions physiotherapy (in first-4-week, three sessions and next-4-week two sessions on a weekly basis).

Treatment:

Other: physiotherapy