None listed
Conditions
Brief summary
Recent research in Chronic Pain (CP) has shown that the maintenance of CP is associated with how we react to it, and that the way with which we pay attention to pain sensations during mindfulness practice helps manage pain more effectively. The purpose of this research is to investigate the effectiveness of a brief mindfulness-based intervention in alleviating chronic pain (i.e. intensity and interference with daily life) and associated distress (i.e. depression, anxiety and stress). The aim is to determine whether an online delivery of this mindfulness-based task is effective for individuals experiencing CP. It is hoped that the results will help improve treatments for people with CP. Namely, it is hypothesised that participants will experience reduced intensity of pain and reduced associated distress post midfulness intervention.
Interventions
Mindfulness Interoceptive Exposure Task. This is a mindfulness-based procedure which encourages participants to mindfully focus on their pain and monitor changes in four fundamental characteristics of body sensation, namely mass, temperature, motion, and cohesiveness/solidity. Participants are trained by a psychologist in this technique in a single 20 minute online session and then asked to practice daily over a period of two weeks. The participants will be asked to practice whenever they experi
Mindfulness Interoceptive Exposure Task. This is a mindfulness-based procedure which encourages participants to mindfully focus on their pain and monitor changes in four fundamental characteristics of body sensation, namely mass, temperature, motion, and cohesiveness/solidity. Participants are trained by a psychologist in this technique in a single 20 minute online session and then asked to practice daily over a period of two weeks. The participants will be asked to practice whenever they experience Chronic Pain in their day - thus each participant will practice the technique for different durations, depending on how often they experience Chronic Pain symptoms. Adherence will be determined by logs retrieved by the participant. A booklet to describe the task and record practice will be given. These instructions for practicing the technique will be the same as provided in a previous study (Cayoun, B., Simmons, A., & Shires, A. (2018). Immediate and Lasting Chronic Pain Reduction Following a Brief Self-Implemented Mindfulness-Based Interoceptive Exposure Task: a Pilot Study. Mindfulness, 1-13).
Sponsors
University of Technology Sydney
Study design
Allocation
Randomised controlled trial
Intervention model
Other
Primary purpose
Treatment
Masking
Open (masking not used)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
1. A diagnosis of chronic pain (pain persisting for 3 months or more) 2. 18 years old or above 3. Residing in Australia
Exclusion criteria
1. Abusing prescribed medication, illicit drugs or alcohol to cope with pain 2. Past or present involvement in a mindfulness-based treatment program
Outcome results
None listed