The Effects of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction on Attention and Pain-related Symptoms in Chronic Pain Patients
CompletedNot applicableNCT01487473
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Brief summary (from the registry)
The main purpose of this study is to determine the degree to which Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction, a group-based psychological therapy that includes mindfulness meditation exercises, reduces depression, anxiety, stress, pain intensity, and interference of pain with daily life among adult chronic pain patients. The second purpose is to examine the role of attention in improving psychological and physical health for chronic pain patients.
Study details
- Official title
- The Effects of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction on Attention and Pain-related Symptoms in Chronic Pain Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial
- Conditions
- Interventions
- Sponsor
- York University
- Collaborators
- Mount Sinai Hospital, Canada; Wasser Pain Management Centre; Rasch Foundation
- Start date
- 2011-12
- Primary completion
- 2013-11
- Sex
- All
- Age range
- from 18 Years to 80 Years
- Results posted
- No results posted in this snapshot
- Countries
- Canada
- Total sites listed
- 1
Eligibility criteria
Show eligibility criteria (verbatim from the registry)
Inclusion Criteria: * Adult chronic pain patients who are proficient in English * Capable of interacting with others in a group setting * Capable of working with a computer Exclusion Criteria: * Alcohol or drug abuse (past history is acceptable as long as their situation has been stable for at least 3 months) * Psychiatric psychosis (patients who have a past history of schizophrenia are eligible as long as they are currently stable) * Current major depressive disorder * Current severe social phobia * At immediate risk for suicide * Cerebral lesions or tumors (unless medically and cognitively stable) * Neurological disease * Medically unstable * Cognitively unstable * Previously participated in a mindfulness meditation program
Canadian sites (1)
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT01487473