Does Patient Testimonial Improve the Pain Relief Derived From a Brief Intervention

Does Patient Testimonial Improve the Pain Relief Derived From a Brief Behavioral Intervention Delivered to Patients Experiencing Pain in a Clinic Waiting Room

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT07335159

Enrollment

400

Registered

2026-01-13

Start date

2026-01-05

Completion date

2026-05-30

Last updated

2026-03-30

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Conditions

Pain, Acute Pain, Chronic Pain, Pain Management

Brief summary

This project is a single-site, two-arm, randomized controlled trial investigating whether providing patients in an orthopedic clinic waiting room an audio-recorded mindfulness practice decreases their pain relative to an injury management control condition.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALPain Psychoeducation

In the pain psychoeducation intervention, participants will be randomized to listen to a four-minute recording about different pain management strategies (e.g., ice, rest) to promote overall well-being.

BEHAVIORALMindfulness

In the mindfulness intervention, participants will be randomized to listen to 1 minute of psychoeducation about mindfulness that includes a patient testimonial, 1 minute of mindful breathing, 1 minute of mindful mapping (i.e., mindfulness of pain), and 1 minute of mindfulness of personal meaning.

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

TRIPLE (Caregiver, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Receiving treatment at Tallahassee Orthopedic Center * Understanding English instructions fluently * Being 18 years of age or older

Exclusion criteria

* Unable to consent because of physical or mental incapacity.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Change in Pain Unpleasantness Numeric Rating Scale	Immediately before to after 4-minute audio recording	Change in acute pain unpleasantness will be measured with an individual item ("How unpleasant is your pain, right now?") rated on a numeric rating scale. Scores range from 0 to 10, with higher scores reflecting greater acute pain unpleasantness.

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Change in Pain Intensity Numeric Rating Scale	Immediately before to after 4-minute audio recording	Change in acute pain intensity will be measured with an individual item ("How much pain do you have, right now?") rated on a numeric rating scale. Scores range from 0 to 10, with higher scores reflecting greater acute pain intensity.

Countries

United States

Contacts

CONTACTAdam Hanley

adam.hanley@fsu.edu850-645-9557

CONTACTCarter Minnick

cm25bo@fsu.edu

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Mar 31, 2026