Impact of Psychology on Life Quality in Chronic and Cancer Pain Patients
- Conditions
- Chronic Pain SyndromePsychology, Social
- Interventions
- Behavioral: Pain management program
- Registration Number
- NCT04317391
- Lead Sponsor
- Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan
- Brief Summary
This study is to compare the effect of pain management program. We compare life quality, pain scores, sleep, anxiety and depression scores, and self report measures before and after mindfulness based pain management workshops.
- Detailed Description
Chronic pain is a growing problem in modern society. One in every five person in developed countries have this condition. Chronic pain is pain that persists longer than six months. It lead to psychological disorders such as anxiety, depression, anger and chronic fatigue. It decreases life quality, lower self-esteem and decrease work force. Because of these factors and the high cost of treatment, it impacts social economics highly. Chronic pain is caused by wind-up effect of the nervous system which the inhibitory signals are impaired. The nervous systems is therefore tuned up. Mindfulness based pain management helps lower this wind-up effect by noticing self, to observe and release stress. It has been proven to alter brain activity, enhance self control, improve attention and decrease secretion of stress hormones. It decreases pain and allow patients to regain control of life.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- UNKNOWN
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 30
- Pain condition for over six months, with diagnosis by pain physician to be of chronic pain or cancer pain.
- Patients unable to communicate in Mandarin.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- SINGLE_GROUP
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Pain management program Pain management program All enrolled patients participate in a 20 hour pain management program over a period of 8 weeks. The program is based on Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction with modifications to fulfill needs of the Taiwanese chronic pain population.
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Eight weeks Brief Pain inventory Participants answer questionnaire at 8 weeks into pain management program Assesses the severity of pain and its impact on functioning
One year Brief Pain inventory Participants answer questionnaire at one year after completion of pain management program Assesses the severity of pain and its impact on functioning
Baseline Brief Pain inventory Baseline Assesses the severity of pain and its impact on functioning
Four week Brief Pain inventory Participants answer questionnaire at 4 weeks into pain management program Assesses the severity of pain and its impact on functioning
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Baseline Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index Baseline Assesses sleep quality
Eight week Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index Participants answer questionnaire at 8 weeks into pain management program Assesses sleep quality
One year Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index Participants answer questionnaire at one year after completion of pain management program Assesses sleep quality
Eight week Chronic Pain Acceptance Questionnaire Participants answer questionnaire at 8 weeks into pain management program Assessment of acceptance of pain.
Baseline Pain catastrophizing scale Baseline self-report measurement tool that provided a valid index of catastrophizing in clinical and non-clinical populations
Eight week Visual analog scale Participants answer questionnaire at 8 weeks into pain management program Pain scale at numbers 0 to 10
Eight week Depression, anxiety, and positive outlook scale Participants answer questionnaire at 8 weeks into pain management program Assess mood in pain patients
Baseline Pain self-efficacy questionnaire Baseline Assess the confidence people with ongoing pain have in performing activities while in pain.
One year Pain self-efficacy questionnaire Participants answer questionnaire at one year after completion of pain management program Assess the confidence people with ongoing pain have in performing activities while in pain.
Four week Visual analog scale Participants answer questionnaire at 4 weeks into pain management program Pain scale at numbers 0 to 10
One year Visual analog scale Participants answer questionnaire at one year after completion of pain management program Pain scale at numbers 0 to 10
Eight week Pain self-efficacy questionnaire Participants answer questionnaire at 8 weeks into pain management program Assess the confidence people with ongoing pain have in performing activities while in pain.
One year Pain catastrophizing scale Participants answer questionnaire at one year after completion of pain management program self-report measurement tool that provided a valid index of catastrophizing in clinical and non-clinical populations
Baseline Chronic Pain Acceptance Questionnaire Baseline Assessment of acceptance of pain.
Four week Chronic Pain Acceptance Questionnaire Participants answer questionnaire at 4 weeks into pain management program Assessment of acceptance of pain.
Baseline Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire Baseline Assessment on the five aspects of mindfulness
One year Depression, anxiety, and positive outlook scale Participants answer questionnaire at one year after completion of pain management program Assess mood in pain patients
Baseline Visual analog scale Baseline Pain scale at numbers 0 to 10
Four week Pain self-efficacy questionnaire Participants answer questionnaire at 4 weeks into pain management program Assess the confidence people with ongoing pain have in performing activities while in pain.
Four week Pain catastrophizing scale Participants answer questionnaire at 4 weeks into pain management program self-report measurement tool that provided a valid index of catastrophizing in clinical and non-clinical populations
Eight week Pain catastrophizing scale Participants answer questionnaire at eight weeks into pain management program self-report measurement tool that provided a valid index of catastrophizing in clinical and non-clinical populations
Baseline Depression, anxiety, and positive outlook scale Baseline Assess mood in pain patients
Four week Depression, anxiety, and positive outlook scale Participants answer questionnaire at 4 weeks into pain management program Assess mood in pain patients
Eight week Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire Participants answer questionnaire at 8 weeks into pain management program Assessment on the five aspects of mindfulness
One year Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire Participants answer questionnaire at one year after completion of pain management program Assessment on the five aspects of mindfulness
Four week Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index Participants answer questionnaire at four weeks into pain management program Assesses sleep quality
One year Chronic Pain Acceptance Questionnaire Participants answer questionnaire at one year after completion of pain management program Assessment of acceptance of pain.
Four week Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire Participants answer questionnaire at 4 weeks into pain management program Assessment on the five aspects of mindfulness
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Taipei Veterans General Hospital
🇨🇳Taipei City, Taiwan