Compassion Training and Pain

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Chronic Pain
• Interventions: Behavioral: Compassion Cultivation Training Course

• Registration Number: NCT01776645
• Lead Sponsor: Stanford University

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether compassion training will improve the physical and psychological well-being of patients with chronic pain. The investigators also want to determine whether any benefit of compassion training in the patients "spreads" to significant others with whom the patient has a close relationship.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2013-01
• Study First Submitted: 2013-01-15
• Study First Submitted QC: 2013-01-23
• Study First Posted: 2013-01-28
• Primary Completion: 2013-05
• Study Completion: 2013-05
• Results First Submitted: 2013-07-31
• Status Verified: 2013-10
• Results First Submitted QC: 2013-10-24
• Last Update Submitted: 2013-10-24
• Results First Posted: 2013-12-16
• Last Update Posted: 2013-12-16

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 56

Inclusion Criteria

1. Age 18+ and chronic pain for >6months
2. Pain over the last month
3. Ability to read, write, and converse in English
4. If being treated for pain condition, then stable treatment regimen.

For significant others:

1)18 years of age or older 2)Ability to read, write, and converse in English

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Exclusion Criteria

For patients and significant others:

1)Current or history of a psychological disorder that would interfere with study procedures, at the discretion of the researcher.

For patients only:

1. prior compassion meditation experience
2. on going legal action or disability claim
3. currently pregnant or planning to become pregnant

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Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Compassion cultivation training	Compassion Cultivation Training Course	-

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change in Brief Pain Inventory	Baseline and end of 9-week treatment protocol	Intensity - pain severity as measured by a 0 to 10 visual analogue scale. 0 = no pain, 10 = worst pain imaginable
Change in Chronic Pain Acceptance Questionnaire	Baseline and end of 9-week treatment protocol

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change in Brief Pain Inventory	Baseline to end of 9-week treatment protocol	Interference score - Interference as measured by a 0 to 10 numerical rating scale. 0 = does not interfere, 10 = completely interferes

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Stanford University School of Medicine; 🇺🇸 Palo Alto, California, United States