Smartphone-based Mindfulness Training for Chronic Pain
| Status: | Completed |
|---|---|
| Conditions: | Chronic Pain, Chronic Pain |
| Therapuetic Areas: | Musculoskeletal |
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | 18 - Any |
| Updated: | 11/8/2014 |
| Start Date: | January 2014 |
| End Date: | May 2014 |
| Contact: | James R Henry, MD |
| Email: | lettingpaingo@gmail.com |
| Phone: | (415) 476-1485 |
Smartphone-based Mindfulness Training for Chronic Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial
The purpose of this study is to test a smartphone-based mindfulness training program for
chronic pain. Research participants use a 20 minute app-guided audio program six days per
week. The study hypothesis is that training in this technique over a period of four weeks
will reduce pain interference with daily life activities. This study does not require any
travel or in-person contact with research staff-- all elements of the study are completed on
the participant's smartphone.
chronic pain. Research participants use a 20 minute app-guided audio program six days per
week. The study hypothesis is that training in this technique over a period of four weeks
will reduce pain interference with daily life activities. This study does not require any
travel or in-person contact with research staff-- all elements of the study are completed on
the participant's smartphone.
This is a randomized, waitlist controlled trial. Smartphone users who download the research
app complete an electronic informed consent before the app content is made available.
Subjects meeting inclusion criteria are then prompted to complete baseline questionnaires.
Submission of questionaires triggers randomization to one of two groups-- active treatment
or waitlist. Subjects have equal chance of entering either group.
The active treatment group is instructed to use the app-guided "body scan" exercise daily
for six days per week. The waitlist group is instructed that the research intervention will
be made available to them in four weeks time. On a weekly basis, all subjects complete a
Brief Pain Inventory scale. At the end of four weeks, subjects again complete a Brief Pain
Inventory as well as the questionnaires measuring secondary outcomes. Upon completion of
the control condition, waitlist subjects are invited to begin using the "body scan" exercise
as described above. From this point forward, subjects receive the same protocol as the
active treatment group. This study involves no face-to-face contact between participants
and study investigators/staff.
app complete an electronic informed consent before the app content is made available.
Subjects meeting inclusion criteria are then prompted to complete baseline questionnaires.
Submission of questionaires triggers randomization to one of two groups-- active treatment
or waitlist. Subjects have equal chance of entering either group.
The active treatment group is instructed to use the app-guided "body scan" exercise daily
for six days per week. The waitlist group is instructed that the research intervention will
be made available to them in four weeks time. On a weekly basis, all subjects complete a
Brief Pain Inventory scale. At the end of four weeks, subjects again complete a Brief Pain
Inventory as well as the questionnaires measuring secondary outcomes. Upon completion of
the control condition, waitlist subjects are invited to begin using the "body scan" exercise
as described above. From this point forward, subjects receive the same protocol as the
active treatment group. This study involves no face-to-face contact between participants
and study investigators/staff.
Inclusion Criteria:
- English speaking
- Pain duration at least 3 months
- Access to smartphone
Exclusion Criteria:
- Pain from active cancer
- Pain from active cardiac disease
We found this trial at
1
site
533 Parnassus Ave
San Francisco, California 94122
San Francisco, California 94122
(415) 476-9000
University of California - San Francisco The leading university exclusively focused on health, UC San...
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