Chronic Pain Syndrome, Psychology, Social
Conditions
Keywords
chronic pain, Mindfulness based stress reduction, psychology, pain management program
Brief summary
This study is to compare the effect of pain management program. We compare life quality, pain scores, sleep, anxiety and depression scores, and self report measures before and after mindfulness based pain management workshops.
Detailed description
Chronic pain is a growing problem in modern society. One in every five person in developed countries have this condition. Chronic pain is pain that persists longer than six months. It lead to psychological disorders such as anxiety, depression, anger and chronic fatigue. It decreases life quality, lower self-esteem and decrease work force. Because of these factors and the high cost of treatment, it impacts social economics highly. Chronic pain is caused by wind-up effect of the nervous system which the inhibitory signals are impaired. The nervous systems is therefore tuned up. Mindfulness based pain management helps lower this wind-up effect by noticing self, to observe and release stress. It has been proven to alter brain activity, enhance self control, improve attention and decrease secretion of stress hormones. It decreases pain and allow patients to regain control of life.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALPain management program
Mindfulness based stress reduction
Sponsors
Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
20 Years to 80 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Pain condition for over six months, with diagnosis by pain physician to be of chronic pain or cancer pain.
Exclusion criteria
* Patients unable to communicate in Mandarin.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Baseline Brief Pain inventory | Baseline | Assesses the severity of pain and its impact on functioning |
| Four week Brief Pain inventory | Participants answer questionnaire at 4 weeks into pain management program | Assesses the severity of pain and its impact on functioning |
| Eight weeks Brief Pain inventory | Participants answer questionnaire at 8 weeks into pain management program | Assesses the severity of pain and its impact on functioning |
| One year Brief Pain inventory | Participants answer questionnaire at one year after completion of pain management program | Assesses the severity of pain and its impact on functioning |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Baseline Pain self-efficacy questionnaire | Baseline | Assess the confidence people with ongoing pain have in performing activities while in pain. |
| Four week Pain self-efficacy questionnaire | Participants answer questionnaire at 4 weeks into pain management program | Assess the confidence people with ongoing pain have in performing activities while in pain. |
| Eight week Pain self-efficacy questionnaire | Participants answer questionnaire at 8 weeks into pain management program | Assess the confidence people with ongoing pain have in performing activities while in pain. |
| One year Pain self-efficacy questionnaire | Participants answer questionnaire at one year after completion of pain management program | Assess the confidence people with ongoing pain have in performing activities while in pain. |
| Baseline Pain catastrophizing scale | Baseline | self-report measurement tool that provided a valid index of catastrophizing in clinical and non-clinical populations |
| Four week Pain catastrophizing scale | Participants answer questionnaire at 4 weeks into pain management program | self-report measurement tool that provided a valid index of catastrophizing in clinical and non-clinical populations |
| Eight week Pain catastrophizing scale | Participants answer questionnaire at eight weeks into pain management program | self-report measurement tool that provided a valid index of catastrophizing in clinical and non-clinical populations |
| One year Pain catastrophizing scale | Participants answer questionnaire at one year after completion of pain management program | self-report measurement tool that provided a valid index of catastrophizing in clinical and non-clinical populations |
| Eight week Chronic Pain Acceptance Questionnaire | Participants answer questionnaire at 8 weeks into pain management program | Assessment of acceptance of pain. |
| Baseline Depression, anxiety, and positive outlook scale | Baseline | Assess mood in pain patients |
| Four week Depression, anxiety, and positive outlook scale | Participants answer questionnaire at 4 weeks into pain management program | Assess mood in pain patients |
| Eight week Depression, anxiety, and positive outlook scale | Participants answer questionnaire at 8 weeks into pain management program | Assess mood in pain patients |
| Baseline Visual analog scale | Baseline | Pain scale at numbers 0 to 10 |
| Baseline Chronic Pain Acceptance Questionnaire | Baseline | Assessment of acceptance of pain. |
| Four week Chronic Pain Acceptance Questionnaire | Participants answer questionnaire at 4 weeks into pain management program | Assessment of acceptance of pain. |
| One year Chronic Pain Acceptance Questionnaire | Participants answer questionnaire at one year after completion of pain management program | Assessment of acceptance of pain. |
| Baseline Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire | Baseline | Assessment on the five aspects of mindfulness |
| Four week Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire | Participants answer questionnaire at 4 weeks into pain management program | Assessment on the five aspects of mindfulness |
| Eight week Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire | Participants answer questionnaire at 8 weeks into pain management program | Assessment on the five aspects of mindfulness |
| One year Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire | Participants answer questionnaire at one year after completion of pain management program | Assessment on the five aspects of mindfulness |
| Baseline Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index | Baseline | Assesses sleep quality |
| Four week Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index | Participants answer questionnaire at four weeks into pain management program | Assesses sleep quality |
| Eight week Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index | Participants answer questionnaire at 8 weeks into pain management program | Assesses sleep quality |
| One year Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index | Participants answer questionnaire at one year after completion of pain management program | Assesses sleep quality |
| One year Depression, anxiety, and positive outlook scale | Participants answer questionnaire at one year after completion of pain management program | Assess mood in pain patients |
| Four week Visual analog scale | Participants answer questionnaire at 4 weeks into pain management program | Pain scale at numbers 0 to 10 |
| Eight week Visual analog scale | Participants answer questionnaire at 8 weeks into pain management program | Pain scale at numbers 0 to 10 |
| One year Visual analog scale | Participants answer questionnaire at one year after completion of pain management program | Pain scale at numbers 0 to 10 |
Countries
Taiwan
Contacts
Primary ContactWei-Nung Teng, MD, PhD
Backup ContactChun-Sung Sung, MD, PhD
Outcome results
None listed