Positive Psychology Interventions in Individuals With Chronic Pain and Spinal Cord Injury
CompletedPhase 2NCT02459028
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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 one of the most burdensome potential consequences of a physical disability, such as spinal cord injury (SCI). Estimates of the incidence of chronic pain in SCI range between 65 - 80%. A recent pilot-study of a computer-based tailored positive psychology intervention showed a significant reduction in pain intensity, pain interference, pain catastrophizing and depression and an enhancement of subjective well-being and control over pain in persons with chronic pain secondary to a physical disability. Study Objective: Objective 1: To determine the efficacy of a tailored positive psychology intervention (T3P) in a community-based, single-blind, randomized, controlled, parallel group trial on subjective well-being and pain in individuals with chronic pain secondary to SCI. Hypothesis 1: T3P will result in (1) greater immediate and long-lasting increase in subjective well-being, and perceived control over pain and (2) greater immediate and long-lasting decrease in depression, pain intensity, pain interference and catastrophizing, relative to an active control treatment. Specific aim 1: To increase the understanding of the mechanisms underlying T3P by determining potential mediation effects. Hypothesis 2: (1) Pain catastrophizing and pain control mediate the effect of T3P on pain intensity, and (2) positive and negative affect mediate the effect of T3P on life satisfaction and depression. Objective 2: To identify for whom T3P is most effective by exploring potential moderator effects. Study Design: The proposed study is a single-blind, randomized, controlled trial with a parallel group design to determine the effects and mechanisms of T3P in a Swiss community sample of persons with chronic pain secondary to SCI.
Study details
- Official title
- A Phase II, Community-based, Single-blinded, Randomized Controlled, Parallel-group Trial to Assess the Effects of a Tailored Positive Psychology Intervention on Chronic Pain and Well-being in Individuals With Spinal Cord Injury
- Conditions
- Interventions
- Behavioral: Positive Psychology intervention
- Behavioral: Positive Psychology intervention (Control exercise)
- Sponsor
- Swiss Paraplegic Research, Nottwil
- Start date
- 2015-05
- Primary completion
- 2016-01
- Sex
- All
- Age range
- from 16 Years to 100 Years
- Results posted
- No results posted in this snapshot
- Countries
- Switzerland
- Total sites listed
- 1
Eligibility criteria
Show eligibility criteria (verbatim from the registry)
Inclusion Criteria: * Registered in Swiss Spinal Cord Injury Cohort Study (SwiSCI) * Individuals who experience an average disability-related pain intensity of ≥ 4 on a 0-10 numeric rating scale in the past week * Individuals who experience pain at least half the days in the past four weeks, and * Individuals are able to speak, read and write German Exclusion Criteria: * Individuals who report current participation in any psychotherapy (e.g. psychotherapy, hypnosis, biofeedback) once a month or more often * Individuals who report hospitalization for psychiatric reasons within the past year * Individuals with a severe cognitive impairment defined as one or more errors on a Six-Item Screening
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT02459028