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Learning to Apply Mindfulness to Pain

CompletedNot applicableNCT04526158
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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)

The long-term goal of this two-phase project is to reduce chronic pain and co-morbid conditions among Veterans, through scalable, non-pharmacologic evidence-based strategies that are "Veteran-Centric," designed to optimize engagement, adherence and sustainability, and are deliverable to large numbers of Veterans.

Study details

Official title
Testing Two Scalable, Veteran-centric Mindfulness-based Interventions for Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain: A Pragmatic, Multisite Trial
Conditions
Interventions
  • Behavioral: Mobile+Group LAMP Mindfulness-Based Intervention
  • Behavioral: Mobile LAMP Mindfulness-Based Intervention
Sponsor
United States Department of Defense
Start date
2020-11-02
Primary completion
2023-08-30
Sex
All
Age range
from 18 Years
Healthy volunteers
true
Results posted
Yes, on ClinicalTrials.gov
Countries
United States
Total sites listed
1

Eligibility criteria

Show eligibility criteria (verbatim from the registry)
Inclusion Criteria: * Must have qualifying pain diagnoses on at least 2 occasions, at least 90 days apart, within the same pain category, during the previous 2 years * Must report having a pain duration of ≥ 6 months (pain chronicity threshold), and a pain severity score of ≥ 4 on the 0-10 Numeric Rating Scale (pain severity threshold). * Must have access to a smart phone that meets the requirement of the mobile app software * Must be willing and able to download the mobile app on their phone * Must have wireless or cellular internet access on a daily basis * Must be willing to meet via video conference on the dates and at the time when Mobile+Group LAMP sessions are held, and attend all sessions of the arm to which they are randomized. Exclusion Criteria: * new diagnosis of schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, major depressive disorder, or other psychosis within the past 18 months; or current active psychotic symptoms, suicidality, severe depression, manic episode, and/or poorly controlled bipolar disorder (as assessed by a medical chart review) * currently enrolled in a research study for pain * currently enrolled in mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR)

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT04526158