Meditation and Exercise to Treat Chronic Back Pain
| Status: | Recruiting |
|---|---|
| Conditions: | Back Pain, Back Pain |
| Therapuetic Areas: | Musculoskeletal |
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | 18 - 60 |
| Updated: | 7/27/2018 |
| Start Date: | January 26, 2018 |
| End Date: | June 2019 |
| Contact: | Matthew C. Kostek, PhD |
| Email: | kostekm@duq.edu |
| Phone: | 412-396-5546 |
Combined Meditation and Exercise as a Treatment for Patients With Chronic Back Pain
This study evaluates the analgesic effect of a combination treatment of exercise and
mindfulness based meditation in patients with chronic back pain. Half of the participants
will partake in a 4-week exercise and meditation intervention, while the other half will
receive a placebo treatment. The investigators hypothesize that a combination treatment
reduces disability and pain more than the control intervention.
mindfulness based meditation in patients with chronic back pain. Half of the participants
will partake in a 4-week exercise and meditation intervention, while the other half will
receive a placebo treatment. The investigators hypothesize that a combination treatment
reduces disability and pain more than the control intervention.
Exercise and mindfulness based mediation can both produce analgesic effects in patients with
chronic pain, but the mechanisms are not clear.
Combining treatments could produce analgesic effects that are additive, synergistic, or
counteractive to each other. Here, the investigators examine the effects of a 4-week
intervention in patients with chronic low back pain. Patients are assigned to a
meditation/exercise group or a control group. The investigators will measure pain and
disability using a variety of tools including surveys (disability, anxiety, mindfulness, and
pain), pain VAS scales, and quantitative sensory testing.
chronic pain, but the mechanisms are not clear.
Combining treatments could produce analgesic effects that are additive, synergistic, or
counteractive to each other. Here, the investigators examine the effects of a 4-week
intervention in patients with chronic low back pain. Patients are assigned to a
meditation/exercise group or a control group. The investigators will measure pain and
disability using a variety of tools including surveys (disability, anxiety, mindfulness, and
pain), pain VAS scales, and quantitative sensory testing.
Inclusion Criteria:
1. Presence of clinically diagnosed nonspecific low back pain for at least 6 months
2. Body mass index within the normal to overweight range (18.5-29.9)
3. Resting heart rate 60 to 100 beats per minute
4. Resting blood pressure less than or equal to 140/90
5. Able to independently ambulate community distances without external support (e.g.,
walker, cane)
Exclusion Criteria:
6. Age less than 18 or greater than 60 years
7. BMI ≥ 30 or ≤ 18.4
8. Cardiovascular or respiratory disease
9. Neurological disease, unrelated to low back pain
10. Radicular low back pain
11. Back pain associated with neuropathy
12. Diabetes mellitus, Types 1 and 2
13. Diagnosed with a chronic pain condition, unrelated to low back pain
14. Acute pain
15. Regular participation in high intensity athletic/sporting activities
16. Sedentary lifestyle
17. Currently pregnant
18. Current cigarette smoker
19. On-going litigation associated with back pain
20. Inability to walk independently without external support (e.g. walker).
21. Regular participation in meditation techniques or training in Mindfulness-based stress
reduction
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