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Cyclical Sighing for Pain

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Pain
Registration Number
NCT06292793
Lead Sponsor
Florida State University
Brief Summary

This is a single-site, two-arm, parallel-group randomized clinical trial (RCT). The clinical effects of a 4-minute audio-recorded cyclical sighing intervention for orthopedic patients will be investigated relative to a 4-minute audio-recoding about pain psychoeducation.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
81
Inclusion Criteria
  • Age β‰₯18
  • Seeking treatment at the Tallahassee Orthopedic Clinic
Exclusion Criteria
  • Cognitive impairment preventing completion of study procedures.
  • 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 after the 4-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 Anxiety Numeric Rating ScaleImmediately after the 4-minute audio recording

Single Likert scale item ranging from 0-10, with 0 indicating no anxiety and 10 representing intense anxiety.

Change in Pain Intensity Numeric Rating ScaleImmediately after the 4-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 Depression Numeric Rating ScaleImmediately after the 4-minute audio recording

Single Likert scale item ranging from 0-10, with 0 indicating no depression and 10 representing intense depression.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Tallahassee Orthopedic Clinic (TOC)

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Tallahassee, Florida, United States

Tallahassee Orthopedic Clinic (TOC)
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