MOCHI: An RCT of Mindfulness as Treatment for Chronic Pelvic Pain in AD Women
CompletedNot applicableNCT04104542
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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)
Subject Population: Active duty (AD) women with chronic pelvic pain (CPP) have different demands and stressors placed on them compared with their civilian counterparts. Due to a decrease in functionality from pain, not addressing these women's untreated CPP could be detrimental in readiness missions. With limited studies on AD women with CPP or sufficient treatments available, this study seeks to compare the effects on pain, depression, and inflammation in the mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) group with a self-paced Healthy Lifestyle (HL) education control. Research Design: This randomized controlled trial will compare depression, pain, and biomarkers known for inflammation and pain in AD women with CPP pre-post an 8-week MBSR online intervention (n=55) with a self-directed Healthy Lifestyle control (n=55). Instruments: All participants will complete a demographic worksheet, Five Facets of Mindfulness Questionnaire (FFQ), a brief pain inventory (BPI), and a Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) pre-post intervention (MBSR or HL). Procedure: Participants will have 8-weeks of online training with voice-over slides in RedCap. The primary investigator will contact participants weekly for both groups and review diaries to help monitor fidelity and guide progress. Blood will be drawn for biomarkers for inflammation and pain and questionnaires will be completed pre-post intervention.
Study details
- Official title
- MOCHI: A Randomized Controlled Trial of Mindfulness as a Treatment for Chronic Pelvic Pain in Active Duty Women
- Conditions
- Chronic Pelvic Pain
- Depression
- Inflammation Pelvic
- Interventions
- Behavioral: Mindfulness based stress reduction
- Behavioral: Healthy Lifestyle
- Sponsor
- University of Missouri, Kansas City
- Start date
- 2019-06-01
- Primary completion
- 2019-10-01
- Sex
- Female
- Age range
- from 21 Years to 50 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- true
- Results posted
- No results posted in this snapshot
- Countries
- United States
- Total sites listed
- 1
Eligibility criteria
Show eligibility criteria (verbatim from the registry)
Inclusion Criteria: * 21-50 years of age * active duty female * English as first language * diagnosed with chronic pelvic pain * Has access to a computer, telephone, and wifi * Will not PCS or deploy in the next 3 months without access to computer * consent form signed Exclusion Criteria: * abdominal or pelvic surgery in last 6 months * known vaginal or pelvic infection at the time of study enrollment, not currently being treated * menopausal * pregnant * breastfeeding * underlying disease including: diabetes, tumors, auto-immune disorders
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT04104542