COMP.ACT for Chronic Pain Exercises in an ACT Group Intervention for Chronic Pain
Unknown statusNot applicableNCT04210466
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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)
This study tests the efficacy of adding explicit self-compassion meditation exercises in an ACT intervention for chronic pain (COMP.ACT). COMP.ACT is an 8-session, 2h each, psychological intervention for women with chronic pain. Half of participants will receive an ACT intervention + 2 Q\&A sessions, and half of participants will receive an ACT intervention + 2 compassion-focused sessions with explicit self-compassion exercises.
Study details
- Official title
- COMP.ACT: Testing the Effect of Explicit Self-compassion Exercises in an ACT Group Intervention for Chronic Pain
- Conditions
- Interventions
- Behavioral: Acceptance & Commitment Therapy + Compassion (COMP.ACT)
- Behavioral: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Sponsor
- University of Coimbra
- Start date
- 2019-01-07
- Primary completion
- 2020-06
- Sex
- Female
- Age range
- from 18 Years to 65 Years
- Results posted
- No results posted in this snapshot
- Countries
- Portugal
- Total sites listed
- 1
Eligibility criteria
Show eligibility criteria (verbatim from the registry)
Inclusion Criteria: * chronic pain diagnosis(es), * age between 18-65, * residence in center region of Portugal, * Availability to attend sessions. Exclusion Criteria: * Symptoms of psychosis, * Non-suicidal self-injury, * Suicide ideation, * Severe Depression, * Substance Abuse.
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT04210466