Pain Relief Intervention of Meditation in Renal Disease (PRIMER)

Weill Cornell Medicine (WCM)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Chronic Kidney Failure; Chronic Kidney Diseases; End Stage Renal Disease; Renal Disease

Treatments: Behavioral: Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03161197

1503016044

Details and patient eligibility

About

Kidney Disease subjects will be recruited to take part of a mindfulness-based stress reduction intervention for 8-10 sessions. All subjects will complete a baseline interview, one follow-up at 3 months and the close out interview at 5 months.

Full description

Kidney Disease subjects will be recruited from multiple locations within the Rogosin Institute Dialysis Center to take part of a mindfulness-based stress reduction intervention. The intervention consists of meet with a researcher and/or research assistant on a weekly basis. Dialysis patients will receive the intervention individually while on dialysis. Dialysis is an optimal time for conducting interventions as patients are there for 3-4 hours every 3 days. For 8-10 weeks (which will begin the week after the baseline interview). Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) patients will receive the intervention in group setting. Key components of what the intervention consists relate to stress management, breathing, and meditation exercises, as well as, techniques aimed at improving relations with others, sense of mastery and purpose in life. Additionally, during every point of contact, will be asked how often they utilized the strategies they were taught. This information will be helpful in understanding each person's individual level of mastery and proficiency in Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR). All subjects will complete a baseline interview, one follow-up at 3 months and the close out interview at 5 months.

Enrollment: 24 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) and ESRD on dialysis for over 6 months and who are willing to consent. English speakers only, 18 years of age or older

Exclusion criteria

• Patients with severe cognitive or psychiatric impairment will be excluded. Patients who are not willing to provide consent.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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24 participants in 1 patient group

Intervention

Experimental group

Description:

The intervention consists of 8-10 sessions consisting of mindfulness-based stress reduction. Key components of what the intervention consists relate to stress management, breathing, and meditation exercises, as well as, techniques aimed at improving relations with others, sense of mastery and purpose in life. Additionally, during every point of contact subjects will be asked how often they utilized the strategies they were taught. This information will be helpful in understanding each subject's individual level of mastery and proficiency in Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR).

Treatment:

Behavioral: Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction