Coping with chronic pain

Conditions

Chronic pain Musculoskeletal Diseases Pain

Ana Howarth, Muhammad Riaz, Linda Perkins-Porras, Jared G. Smith, Jeevakan Subramaniam et al. (9 authors)

Journal of Behavioral Medicine2019-04-2221 citations

Pilot study evaluating a brief mindfulness intervention for those with chronic pain: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.

Howarth A, Perkins-Porras L, Smith JG, Subramaniam J, Copland C, Hurley M, Beith I, Riaz M, Ussher M.

2016-06-0210 citations

10.1186/s13063-016-1405-2

Interventions

1. The treatment group will be given an audio recording of a 15 minute body scan on an MP3 player (with earphones) or will be offered the option of having the audio downloaded directly to a device suc

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Chronic pain (i.e., patients who live with a diagnosis of chronic pain or those who have had pain for > 3 months past the time healing would have been thought to have occurred) 2. Age at least 18 years old 3. Considered well enough to participate by the clinician 4. Able to speak and read English due to the nature of the intervention 5. Able to hear the audio recordings or have their own equipment to enable them to do so because it is beyond the scope of a student study to provide specialist equipment

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Considered too unwell to participate by the clinician 2. Unable to speak or read English 3. Age < 18 years old

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
1. Eligibility, recruitment and retention rates 2. Depression, anxiety, mindfulness and quality of life 3. Patients’ adherence to the treatment regimen, experiences of the intervention and its acceptability and usefulness Experience of the intervention, acceptability and usefulness will be assessed at 1 week and 1 month. 4. Resources used in provision of the intervention, including cost of the MP3 players, telephone calls and text messages and staff time involved. This will be assessed at the end of recruitment.	—

Measure

Time frame

1. Eligibility, recruitment and retention rates 2. Depression, anxiety, mindfulness and quality of life 3. Patients’ adherence to the treatment regimen, experiences of the intervention and its acceptability and usefulness Experience of the intervention, acceptability and usefulness will be assessed at 1 week and 1 month. 4. Resources used in provision of the intervention, including cost of the MP3 players, telephone calls and text messages and staff time involved. This will be assessed at the end of recruitment.

—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Immediate effects of a brief mindfulness-based intervention on patients with chronic pain 1. Background and pain related questionnaire: at baseline 2. Pain self-efficacy item: at baseline and at one month 3. Mood questionnaire (HADS): at baseline and at one month 4. Mindfulness questionnaire (CAMS-R): at baseline, one week and at one month 5. Pain specific questionnaire (BPI): at baseline 6. Pain catastrophizing questionnaire (PCS): at baseline and at one month 7. HRQoL questionnaire (EQ-5D-5L): at baseline and at one month 8. Brief psychological measures (two times, before and then after intervention): at baseline and during week 9. Experience of audio items: at one week 10. Previous experience: at one week 11. Self-monitoring Table: during week and during month HADS (Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale), CAMS-R (Cognitive and Affective Mindfulness Scale Revised), BPI (Brief Pain Inventory), PCS (Pain Catastrophizing Scale), EQ-5D-5L (EuroQuol - 5 Dimensions - 5 Levels)	—

Measure

Time frame

Immediate effects of a brief mindfulness-based intervention on patients with chronic pain 1. Background and pain related questionnaire: at baseline 2. Pain self-efficacy item: at baseline and at one month 3. Mood questionnaire (HADS): at baseline and at one month 4. Mindfulness questionnaire (CAMS-R): at baseline, one week and at one month 5. Pain specific questionnaire (BPI): at baseline 6. Pain catastrophizing questionnaire (PCS): at baseline and at one month 7. HRQoL questionnaire (EQ-5D-5L): at baseline and at one month 8. Brief psychological measures (two times, before and then after intervention): at baseline and during week 9. Experience of audio items: at one week 10. Previous experience: at one week 11. Self-monitoring Table: during week and during month HADS (Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale), CAMS-R (Cognitive and Affective Mindfulness Scale Revised), BPI (Brief Pain Inventory), PCS (Pain Catastrophizing Scale), EQ-5D-5L (EuroQuol - 5 Dimensions - 5 Levels)

—

Countries

United Kingdom

Contacts

Public ContactAna Howarth

Outcome results

None listed