The Effect of Mindfulness Programs on Postoperative Pain

NYU Langone Health

Status: Completed

Conditions: Post Operative Pain

Treatments: Behavioral: "Prepare for Surgery, Heal Faster" Program; Behavioral: Wim Hof Method

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04788329

19-01495

Details and patient eligibility

About

Participants undergoing hand surgery will be assessed and compared for postoperative pain. The patients' experience of going through surgery will be evaluated. The patient satisfaction and patient assessed outcomes will be measured.

Full description

Participants undergoing hand surgery will be randomized into either a control group or one of two groups that undergo mindfulness training during the perioperative period. One of the treatment groups will be enrolled in the program "Prepare for Surgery, Heal Faster" provided by NYU. The other treatment group will be enrolled in Wim Hof Method, a meditation program. This program is not provided by NYU, but instructions will be provided to the patient on how to complete the meditative exercises involved in this established method. Postop pain medication and pain scores will be monitored.

Enrollment: 23 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 100 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patient seen in Dr. Paksima's office
• Scheduled for hand surgery
• Aged 18+
• Able to provide consent

Exclusion criteria

• Less than 18 years old
• Inability to consent
• Not fluent in English

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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23 participants in 3 patient groups

Relaxation Group

Experimental group

Description:

This program teaches patients how to feel calmer before surgery. Patients are taught relaxation techniques by phone or in person by trained NYU personnel.

Treatment:

Behavioral: "Prepare for Surgery, Heal Faster" Program

Meditation Group

Experimental group

Description:

This treatment group will be enrolled in Wim Hof Method, a meditation program. Patients in this group will take the online "The Fundamentals Course" provided by the Wim Hof Method. The patients will be introduced to the online course preoperatively

Treatment:

Behavioral: Wim Hof Method

Standard Care Group

No Intervention group

Description:

The control group will get the standard of care therapy after surgery.