The Effects of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction on Attention and Pain-related Symptoms in Chronic Pain Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Overview
- Phase
- N/A
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Pain
- Sponsor
- York University
- Enrollment
- 49
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Pain disability and Attention
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 12 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
The main purpose of this study is to determine the degree to which Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction, a group-based psychological therapy that includes mindfulness meditation exercises, reduces depression, anxiety, stress, pain intensity, and interference of pain with daily life among adult chronic pain patients.
The second purpose is to examine the role of attention in improving psychological and physical health for chronic pain patients.
Investigators
Nicholas Cepeda
Associate Professor
York University
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Adult chronic pain patients who are proficient in English
- •Capable of interacting with others in a group setting
- •Capable of working with a computer
Exclusion Criteria
- •Alcohol or drug abuse (past history is acceptable as long as their situation has been stable for at least 3 months)
- •Psychiatric psychosis (patients who have a past history of schizophrenia are eligible as long as they are currently stable)
- •Current major depressive disorder
- •Current severe social phobia
- •At immediate risk for suicide
- •Cerebral lesions or tumors (unless medically and cognitively stable)
- •Neurological disease
- •Medically unstable
- •Cognitively unstable
- •Previously participated in a mindfulness meditation program
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Pain disability and Attention
Time Frame: Baseline, immediately following treatment, and at 3 months follow up
Change in pain disability assessed by the Pain Disability Index (PDI). Change in attention assessed by an adapted version of the Change Blindness Task
Secondary Outcomes
- Stress(Baseline, immediately following treatment, and at 3 months follow up)
- Acceptance(Baseline, immediately following treatment, and at 3 months follow up)
- Pain Intensity(Baseline, immediately following treatment, and at 3 months follow up)
- Depression(Baseline, immediately following treatment, and at 3 months follow up)
- Anxiety(Baseline, immediately following treatment, and at 3 months follow up)
- Mindfulness(Baseline, immediately following treatment, and at 3 months follow up)