Facilitating Older-Adults' Resilience: A Pilot study of a Mindfulness Intervention for Chronic Pai

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Chronic Pain; Alternative and Complementary Medicine - Other alternative and complementary medicine

• Registration Number: ACTRN12613000147785
• Lead Sponsor: Curtin University

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2013-02-07
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ot yet recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 40

Inclusion Criteria

1) Experiencing chronic or recurrent nociceptive or neuropathic pain for at least 3-months; 2) A non-demented status; and, 3) agreement to wear own sensory hearing and/or visual aids for group participation.

Exclusion Criteria

Demented status.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Mean pain severity and pain interference will be measured by the brief pain inventory - short form.[To be administered at pre-test, post-test the 6-week mindfulness intervention, and at follow-up one-month post mindfulness intervention.]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Mean depression score as measured by the geriatric depression scale - short form.[To be administered at pre-test, post-test the 6-week mindfulness intervention, and at follow-up one-month post mindfulness intervention.];Mean 'present-moment awareness' and 'acceptance' scores will be measured using the Philadelphia mindfulness scale.[To be administered at pre-test, post-test the 6-week mindfulness intervention, and at follow-up one-month post mindfulness intervention.]