effect of stress reduction on chronic pain

Effectiveness of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) on pain intensity, anxiety, depression and quality of life of patients with chronic pain: Randomized Clinical Trials

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20171031037145N2

Enrollment

Registered

2020-11-21

Start date

2019-04-21

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2020-11-30

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Conditions

Chronic Pain. Chronic intractable pain

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: The MBSR-based group intervention was based on the 8-session John Kabat-Zin approach, with a duration of 1.5 hours per session. The content of the MBSR 8 sessions w

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 60 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: presence of at least one symptom of pain without any specific medical reason for at least 6 months age between 18 and 60 years the education level of at least middle school (8th grades)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: substance abuse severe psychiatric problems such as psychosis

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Anxiety: In this study, the severity of anxiety was measured using the Beck Anxiety Inventory. Timepoint: Before and after the intervention. Method of measurement: Beck Anxiety Inventory.;Quality of life: Quality of life is a person's perception of the state of life in the field of culture and value system in which she lives, and this concept is related to goals, expectations, criteria and important matters. Timepoint: Before and after the intervention. Method of measurement: World Health Organization Quality of Life-BREF (WHOQOL-BREF).;Pain intensity: An unpleasant sensory and psychological experience associated with possible or actual tissue damage. Timepoint: Before and after the intervention. Method of measurement: numeric pain rating scale.;Depression: Depression is a transient decrease or persistence of neuropsychological stress that manifests itself as a physical component (such as headache, fatigue, insomnia, constipation, hypotension) and a psychological component (such as feelings of hopelessness, sadness, inferiority). Timepoint: Before and after the intervention. Method of measurement: Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II).	—

Measure

Time frame

Anxiety: In this study, the severity of anxiety was measured using the Beck Anxiety Inventory. Timepoint: Before and after the intervention. Method of measurement: Beck Anxiety Inventory.;Quality of life: Quality of life is a person's perception of the state of life in the field of culture and value system in which she lives, and this concept is related to goals, expectations, criteria and important matters. Timepoint: Before and after the intervention. Method of measurement: World Health Organization Quality of Life-BREF (WHOQOL-BREF).;Pain intensity: An unpleasant sensory and psychological experience associated with possible or actual tissue damage. Timepoint: Before and after the intervention. Method of measurement: numeric pain rating scale.;Depression: Depression is a transient decrease or persistence of neuropsychological stress that manifests itself as a physical component (such as headache, fatigue, insomnia, constipation, hypotension) and a psychological component (such as feelings of hopelessness, sadness, inferiority). Timepoint: Before and after the intervention. Method of measurement: Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II).

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Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactFarshad Sheybani

Iran University of Medical Sciences

sheybani.f@iums.ac.ir+98 21 6655 1655

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026