Mindfulness effects on pain beyond placebo effects
- Conditions
- The study is conducted in a sample of healthy volunteers.
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON22609
- Lead Sponsor
- eiden University, Leiden, the Netherlands
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Pending
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 132
Inclusion Criteria
1) 18-35 years
2) Fluent in Dutch
Exclusion Criteria
1) Severe physical or psychological morbidity that could adversely affect study participation (e.g., heart and lung diseases, or DSM psychiatric disorders),
2) Chronic pain complaints (= 6 months) at present or in the past,
3) Current pain (>1 on 0-10 numerical rating scale),
4) Raynaud’s disease,
5) Extensive injuries of the hand or lower arm,
6) Current use of (analgesic) medication (e.g., analgesic in last 24 hours), and
7) Current pregnancy or breastfeeding,
8) Consumption of alcohol (>1 glass) or drug in last 24 hours.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Average pain unpleasantness during the post-intervention cold pressor test (CPT, maximally 3-minute immersion, with ratings every 30 seconds on a numerical rating scale ranging from 0 no pain – 10 most unpleasant pain imaginable). In the analyses, this will be controlled for average pain unpleasantness during the baseline CPT.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Average pain intensity during the post-intervention CPT, controlled for average pain intensity during the baseline CPT.<br>Additional exploratory outcomes are detailed in the analysis plan (DOI: 10.17605/OSF.IO/H98WT, https://osf.io/h98wt/).