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Brief Mindfulness for Foot and Ankle Pain

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Pain
Registration Number
NCT05939843
Lead Sponsor
University of Utah
Brief Summary

This is a single-site, four-arm, parallel-group randomized clinical trial (RCT). The clinical effects of three different formats of a very brief (i.e., 3 minute), audio-recorded mindfulness intervention for foot and ankle patients will be investigated relative to a 3-minute audio-recoding about pain psychoeducation.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
28
Inclusion Criteria
  • Age ≥18
  • Seeking foot or ankle treatment at the University Orthopaedic Center
Exclusion Criteria
  • Cognitive impairment preventing completion of study procedures.
  • Current cancer diagnosis,
  • Other unstable illness judged by medical staff to interfere with study involvement.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Change in Pain Unpleasantness Numeric Rating ScaleImmediately before to after 3-minute audio recording

Single Likert scale item ranging from 0-10, with 0 indicating no pain and 10 representing the most unpleasant pain imaginable.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Change in Pain Intensity Numeric Rating ScaleImmediately before to after 3-minute audio recording

Single Likert scale item ranging from 0-10, with 0 indicating no pain and 10 representing the most intense pain imaginable.

Change in Pain Medication Desire Numeric Rating ScaleImmediately before to after 3-minute audio recording

Single Likert scale item ranging from 0-10, with 0 indicating no desire for pain medication and 10 representing a strong desire for pain medication.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University of Utah

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Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

University of Utah
🇺🇸Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

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