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Pilot of Mindfulness Therapy for Inpatients With Gastro-intestinal Pain

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Gastro-intestinal Pain
Interventions
Behavioral: Mindfulness
Registration Number
NCT02222064
Lead Sponsor
University College, London
Brief Summary

Research questions/hypotheses

1. Can an individual mindfulness intervention for Gastro Intestinal Failure inpatients reduce pain-related distress, improve quality of life, and increase confidence in pain self-management?

2. How useful and applicable do Gastro Intestinal Failure inpatients find Mindfulness methods?

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
15
Inclusion Criteria
  • >18 years, pain experienced
  • >3 months, proficiency in English
Exclusion Criteria
  • previous mindfulness experience
  • severe cognitive impairment
  • profound hearing difficulties

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
MindfulnessMindfulness8 week self-managed mindfulness based intervention
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Change in pain distress rating on 11 point numerical rating scaleBaseline, week 1, week 2, week 3, week 4, week 5 , week 6, week 7, week 8

A numerical rating scale scored from 0 to 10 which asks "how distressing is the pain on average in the last week with 0 being not distressing at all and 10 being extreme distress"

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Brief account of experience of pain and doing the mindfulness exercisesWeek 1, week 2, week 3, week 4, week 5, week 6, week 7, week 8

participants will be asked to write a brief (\<1 page) account of their experience of their pain and of doing the mindfulness exercises over the preceding week

Pain Self Efficacy QuestionnaireAt baseline, week 8

a 10 item scale that attempts to capture a measure of individual's confidence in being active despite pain, rated on a numerical scale from 0 "not at all confident" to 6 "completely confident"

Hospital Anxiety and Depression ScaleAt baseline, week 8
Chronic Pain Acceptance QuestionnaireAt baseline, week 8

a 20 item measure included to provide a rating of acceptance of pain

Five Facet Mindfulness QuestionnaireAt baseline, week 8

a 39 item questionnaire which has been developed from five mindfulness questionnaires using exploratory factor analysis

Self-report record of using mindfulness exercises (frequency and duration)Week 1, week 2, week 3, week 4, week 5, week 6, week 7, week 8
Change in pain intensity rating on 11 point numerical rating scaleBaseline, week 1, week 2, week 3, week 4, week 5 , week 6, week 7, week 8

A numerical rating scale scored from 0 to 10 which asks "how intense is the pain on average in the last week with 0 being no pain and 10 being extreme pain"

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University College Hospital

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London, United Kingdom

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