The Efficacy of Virtual-Reality Augmented Mindfulness in Reducing Acute Experimental Pai

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Chronic pain; Musculoskeletal - Osteoarthritis; Musculoskeletal - Osteoporosis; Musculoskeletal - Other muscular and skeletal disorders

• Registration Number: ACTRN12619001283167
• Lead Sponsor: School of Psychology, University of Sydney

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2019-09-18
• Last Update Posted: 30 September 2019

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ot yet recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 100

Inclusion Criteria

Participants must be pain-free, healthy adults (please see exclusion criteria)
Fluency in English

Exclusion Criteria

- History of a chronic pain problem
- Recent (past 3 months) history of an acute pain condition
- Medical condition contraindicated for the cold pressor (e.g. Reynaud’s, cardiac conditions)
- Medical condition contraindicated for VR (e.g. increased risk of nausea, epilepsy, binocular visual abnormalities, inner ear infections or migraines)
- Pregnancy

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Tolerance measurement during the cold pressor task. This is a measurement of time before the participant withdraws their arm from the cold pressor task, to a maximum of 4 minutes. This measure will be taken whilst participants are engaged in their assigned training condition (in the final 5 minutes), using a stopwatch.<br><br>[During the cold pressor task (timepoint 3), which occurs in the last 5 minutes of the training session.];Tolerance during thermode task. This is the maximum temperature participants can reach before stopping the thermode task (up to a maximum of 50 degrees Celsius). Participants will complete three trials and the average will form the final measurement.<br><br>[Tolerance with the thermode will be recorded twice, as participants complete the task twice. Initially, it will be measured immediately before the training (timepoint 2), and subsequently it will measured after the cold pressor task (timepoint 4)<br><br>]