A Brief Intervention for Patients on Opioids for Acute Pain

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT05658926

Enrollment

Registered

2022-12-21

Start date

2017-09-01

Completion date

2018-04-30

Last updated

2022-12-21

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Conditions

Acute Pain

Brief summary

This study aims to evaluate benefits of a brief intervention for patients who are prescribed opioids for acute pain.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALMindfulness

Patients will learn how to use diaphragmatic breathing with mindfulness

OTHEREducation

Patients will be provided with education regarding the Gate Control Theory of Pain.

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Patients who are admitted to Henry Ford Hospital * Patients who have been evaluated by the Psychosomatic Medicine Service * Patients who are prescribed at least one opioid for an acute pain condition

Exclusion criteria

* Patients taking an opioid for a chronic pain condition within the previous year * History of an opioid use disorder.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Pain severity	Change from pre- to post-intervention. The intervention is approximately 10 minutes so the measurements are taken about 10 minutes apart.	Pain severity rated on a 0-10 scale

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Stress level	Change from pre- to post-intervention. The intervention is approximately 10 minutes so the measurements are taken about 10 minutes apart	Stress level rated on a 0-10 scale

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026