Mindfulness Meditation for Chronic Pelvic Pain Management
CompletedNot applicableNCT02721108
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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)
Chronic pelvic pain (CPP) in women is common, painful and disabling and puts much strain on women's lives and the (National Health Service) NHS. CPP may be related to internal organs, the nervous system or psychological factors and is often difficult to treat. Surgery and drugs have risks and side effects, are expensive and do not help all patients. Psychological treatments have potential to improve CPP but are not consistently available. Mindfulness meditation teaches people to accept their sensations and emotions in the present moment. This can help to accept pain better, which enables patients to focus on daily activities and improve their quality of life. It has been shown to help in headache, back pain and depression. Usually mindfulness meditation is taught by attending courses for 8 weeks. The investigators want to find out in a full-scale trial if mindfulness meditation, taught by using a smartphone app, can help CPP patients. In preparation for this full-scale study the investigators will conduct the MEMPHIS study to answer the following questions: * How many patients are willing to participate? * How often they use the app? * Reasons for not wanting to participate/not using the app - \- Which health questionnaires are the most useful ones? * How many patients will be required for the full-scale trial? Patients will receive the usual treatment and be divided into three groups * using a 60-day mindfulness meditation app, \-- using comparison app with progressive muscle relaxation but no meditation * no app Patients will complete health questionnaires, may be asked to comment in a focus group and record pain, medication changes, surgery and emergency medical visits
Study details
- Official title
- Mindfulness Meditation Using a Smart-phone Application for Women With Chronic Pelvic Pain
- Conditions
- Interventions
- Behavioral: Mindfulness meditation
- Behavioral: Relaxation app
- Sponsor
- Queen Mary University of London
- Collaborators
- Headspace UK
- Start date
- 2016-05
- Primary completion
- 2017-03
- Sex
- Female
- Age range
- from 18 Years
- Results posted
- No results posted in this snapshot
- Countries
- United Kingdom
- Total sites listed
- 1
Eligibility criteria
Show eligibility criteria (verbatim from the registry)
Inclusion Criteria: * Women with diagnosis of organic and non-organic chronic pelvic pain (CPP) for six months or more * Age ≥ 18 years * Be capable of understanding the information provided, with use of an interpreter if required and being able to understand simple English as is used in the app Exclusion Criteria: * Males * Absence of diagnosis of organic and non-organic chronic pelvic pain (CPP) * Diagnosis of organic and non-organic chronic pelvic pain (CPP) lasting for less than 3 months * Age \< 18 years * No access to a Personal computer or smart phone * Unable to speak / understand English * Current users of the app content available to the public
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT02721108