Investigating the effectiveness of mindfulness meditation and clinical hypnosis for injury-related pain management in competitive athletes: A replicated single-case experimental design

The University of Queensland0 sites18 target enrollmentApril 3, 2024

Overview

No summary available.

Registry

who.int

Start Date

April 3, 2024

End Date

TBD

Last Updated

2 years ago

Study Type

Interventional

Sex

All

Sponsor

•a) be a competitive athlete (i.e., compete at a level beyond recreational or casual participation. This includes athletes who participate in regional, national, or international competitions, and those who are members of competitive teams or clubs),
•b) currently have a sport or exercise\-related injury that resulted in an average pain
•intensity greater than or equal to 3 on a 0\-10 numerical rating scale in the past
•week, and for which the predicted recovery time at the point of study enrolment is
•greater than 5 weeks
•c) be 18 years of age or over,
•d) read, speak, and understand the English language,
•e) have access to the internet on a computer or smartphone,
•f) have access to a set of earphones,
•g) be willing to be randomly assigned to both conditions and listen to five 20\-minute treatment sessions (one per day),

•a) Current alcohol or substance dependence;
•b) Pain condition for which surgery has been recommended and is planned;
•c) Current or past participation in a research study with treatment components that may overlap those in the current study;
•d) Current or history of diagnosis of primary psychotic or major thought disorder within the past 5 years;
•e) Psychiatric hospitalization within the past 6 months;
•f) Psychiatric or behavioural conditions in which symptoms were unstable or severe within the past 6 months;
•g) Active malignancy (e.g., cancer not in remission), terminal illnesses, or serious medical conditions that may interfere with either study participation or with receiving potential treatment benefits (e.g., severe lupus).