Effectiveness of a Mind-Body Program for Older Adults With Chronic Low Back Pain
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 282
- 试验地点
- 2
- 主要终点
- Change in the Roland-Morris Questionnaire
研究概览
简要总结
The primary objective of this study is to determine the effectiveness of a mind-body program in increasing function and reducing pain among older adults with chronic low back pain
详细描述
Among mind-body therapies, there is evidence for an association between pain reduction and mindfulness meditation. Mindfulness meditation provides a potentially safe, effective, nonpharmacologic, noninvasive, simple method for pain relief and increased function that could be used for the frailest older adult. This experimental study is designed as a randomized, education controlled clinical trial of a mind-body program for older adults with chronic low back pain. A sample of 300 independent, community-dwelling adults 65 years of age and older will be recruited. After determining eligibility, study participants will give written informed consent and will be randomized to either the mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) program or the health education control program. Participants in the mind-body group will receive the intervention of eight weekly 90-minute mindfulness meditation sessions that are modeled on the MBSR program. Controls will receive an 8-week health education program based on the 10 Keys(TM) to Healthy Aging. After completion of the 8-week program, participants in both programs will be asked to return for 12 monthly booster sessions. Prior to initiating the program, immediately after the last program session, and 6 & 12 months later, the following parameters will be assessed: (1) physical function, (2) pain severity, (3) neuropsychological performance, (4) measures of mindfulness, (5) demographic factors, and (6) biomedical factors.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Treatment
- 盲法
- Single (Outcomes Assessor)
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 65 Years 至 —（Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •65 years or older
- •Have intact cognition (Mini-Mental Status Exam (MMSE) >24)
- •65 years of age or older.
- •Have functional limitations due to their low back, defined as a score of at least 12 on the Roland and Morris Disability Questionnaire.
- •CLBP, defined as moderate pain occurring daily or almost every day for at least the previous three months.
- •Speak English.
排除标准
- •Do not meet the above inclusion criteria
- •Have previously participated in a mindfulness meditation program.
- •Have serious underlying illness (like malignancy, infection, unexplained fever, weight loss or recent trauma) causing their pain.
- •Are non-ambulatory, or have severely impaired mobility (i.e., require the use of a walker): since measurement of physical performance in the proposed study includes timed chair rise, gait velocity, and standing balance, conditions other than back pain that could negatively impact these measures may confound our study results.
- •Have severe visual or hearing impairment: since this study will involve questionnaires and telephone evaluations, severe visual and/or hearing impairments may interfere with data collection and data validity. For example, the Mini-Mental Status Exam has never been validated in those with severe visual or hearing disturbance.
- •Have pain in other parts of the body that is more severe than their low back pain, [defined as pain other than in the lower back that occurs daily or almost every day and is of at least moderate intensity] or acute back pain: since we will be specifically evaluating chronic low back pain, we do not want to confound the outcome data with [significant pain] from other areas or with acute pain. Thus only participants with chronic low back pain severity that is greater than pain severity elsewhere in the body will be included.
- •Have acute or terminal illness: To insure weekly participation and a twelve month follow-up, participants with an acute or terminal illness will be excluded from the study.
- •Have moderate to severe depression, defined as a Geriatric Depression Scale score of 21 and above: since active depression may affect the psychological outcomes of the study and may affect compliance with participation in the intervention and control programs.
- •Do not have access to a telephone: since monthly assessments will be done over the telephone.
研究组 & 干预措施
Behavioral-Health
Health Education Class
干预措施: Health Education (Behavioral)
Behavioral-Mindfulness
Mindfulness Meditation
干预措施: Mindfulness Meditation (Behavioral)
结局指标
主要结局
Change in the Roland-Morris Questionnaire
时间窗: Change from Baseline to 8-weeks to 6-months to 12-months
The Roland-Morris Questionnaire is a disability measure in which greater levels of disability are reflected by higher numbers on a 24-point scale. The RMQ has been shown to yield reliable measurements, which are valid for inferring the level of disability, and to be sensitive to change over time for groups of patients with low back pain
次要结局
未报告次要终点
研究者
Natalia Morone
Associate Professor
University of Pittsburgh