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App Delivered Brief Mindfulness Intervention for Surgical Patients

Not Applicable
Active, not recruiting
Conditions
Pain
Depressive State
Anxiety State
Registration Number
NCT05433389
Lead Sponsor
University of Utah
Brief Summary

This will be a single-site, five-arm, parallel group randomized control trial involving patients undergoing knee or hip replacement surgery. The investigators will compare five different styles of 5-minute, audio-recoded mindfulness practices delivered via app 7 days before to surgery, 2 days before to surgery, 2 days after surgery, and 6 days after surgery.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
823
Inclusion Criteria
  • Age ≥18,
  • Scheduled to undergo total joint arthroplasty of the knee or hip
Exclusion Criteria
  • Inability to read English
  • Cognitive impairment preventing completion of study procedures

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Change in Pain UnpleasantnessImmediately before to after 5-minute audio recording

Single item assessing pain unpleasantness ("How unpleasant is your pain?") scored on an 11-point (0=Not at all, 10=Very much) numeric rating scale. Higher scores indicate greater pain unpleasantness.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Change in Pain IntensityImmediately before to after 5-minute audio recording

Single item assessing pain intensity ("How much pain do you have?") scored on an 11-point (0=Not at all, 10=Very much) numeric rating scale. Higher scores indicate greater pain intensity.

Change in Pain Medication DesireImmediately before to after 5-minute audio recording

Single item assessing pain unpleasantness ("How much do you want pain medicine?") scored on an 11-point (0=Not at all, 10=Very much) numeric rating scale. Higher scores indicate greater desire for pain medicine.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University of Utah

🇺🇸

Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

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

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