The Influence of Mindfulness Based Intervention on Pain Perception in Chronic Pain Patients
CompletedNot applicableNCT01407549
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This study has no listed site in Canada in this snapshot. It is included as part of the worldwide chronic pain corpus.
Brief summary (from the registry)
Background: Chronic pain is a common condition in the general population, causing great suffering in both physical and mental aspects. Previous research shows that mindfulness based interventions help chronic pain patients to cope better with their pain, and improve their quality of life. Although evidence support the efficacy of mindfulness based interventions for chronic pain, it is still unclear whether this efficacy involves a direct influence on sensory aspects of pain perception. Further more, the mechanisms of change responsible for the improved life quality and the possible moderating factors that may influence treatment efficacy, are still unknown. Aim: The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of mindfulness based intervention on pain perception and quality of life in individuals suffering from chronic pain. The investigators will also evaluate potential mechanisms responsible for the change following mindfulness practice. Finally the investigators will examine the role of personal characteristics as potential moderating factors of mindfulness effect. Hypothesis: The investigators hypothesize that 1) compared to a waitlist control group, chronic pain patients participating in a full mindfulness based program will report greater improvements in a) pain severity, b) quality of life and psychological symptoms, and c) will demonstrate changes in physiological characteristics of pain. 2) Changes following the mindfulness based program will be mediated by change in pain catastrophizing, self regulation capacity and pain acceptance. 3) The investigators hypothesize that gender, baseline mindfulness, and anxiety sensitivity will moderate the efficacy of the mindfulness based program. Method: A randomized controlled design will be used to evaluate the efficacy of mindfulness based intervention on pain perception and quality of life in individuals suffering from chronic recurrent low back pain and osteoarthritis. Participants will be randomized to a mind…
Study details
- Official title
- The Influence of Mindfulness Based Intervention on Pain Perception in Chronic Pain Patients Evaluating Personal Characteristics and Possible Mechanism
- Conditions
- Interventions
- Behavioral: mindfulness group meetings with psychologist
- Sponsor
- Meir Medical Center
- Start date
- 2012-11
- Primary completion
- 2014-02
- Sex
- All
- Age range
- from 24 Years to 70 Years
- Results posted
- No results posted in this snapshot
- Countries
- Israel
- Total sites listed
- 1
Eligibility criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: 1. Patients who suffer from recurrent chronic low back pain 2. Patients who suffer from osteoarthritis pains. 3. The pain has to be persistent for 3 months or longer and at least moderate in severity. Exclusion Criteria: 1. mental illness with psychotic features 2. cognitive impairment 3. a history of an inpatient admission for psychiatric disorder within the past two years 4. diagnosis of a life threatening medical condition (e.g., cancer) 5. patients who are planning to start using other types of alternative interventions parallel to the Mindfulness Program.
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT01407549