Virtual Mindfulness for the Management of Endometriosis Pelvic Pain.
CompletedNot applicableNCT05554497
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Brief summary (from the registry)
Endometriosis is a gynecologic condition that can cause severe pelvic pain and significantly impair quality of life. Endometriosis symptoms cannot always be controlled by medical therapy or surgery alone, indicating a need for the development of other adjunct treatments. Mindfulness is a non-medical treatment modality that has been used in the management of chronic pelvic pain.1-3 There is preliminary data to suggest that in-person mindfulness-based workshops can also improve endometriosis-related pain, but further research is needed.4-8 There are significant barriers to utilizing in-person mindfulness resources, the largest being cost and local availability of the workshop. The objective of this pilot project is to assess the effectiveness of virtual mindfulness-based workshops to improve quality of life and pain in patients with endometriosis. The information from the workshops will then be used to create free online resources for patients to learn mindfulness-based approaches to manage endometriosis-related pelvic pain to reduce the financial and geographical barriers to access. Better access to mindfulness-based endometriosis management will enhance the treatment options for people suffering from this condition.
Study details
- Official title
- Virtual Mindfulness-based Therapy for the Management of Endometriosis Chronic Pelvic Pain: a Novel Delivery Platform to Increase Access to Care.
- Conditions
- Interventions
- Behavioral: Mindfulness-based stress reduction curriculum
- Sponsor
- Unity Health Toronto
- Start date
- 2021-02-01
- Primary completion
- 2023-01-13
- Sex
- Female
- Age range
- from 18 Years to 45 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- true
- Results posted
- No results posted in this snapshot
- Countries
- Canada
- Total sites listed
- 1
Eligibility criteria
Show eligibility criteria (verbatim from the registry)
Inclusion Criteria: * Be between the ages of 18 and 45; * Have been symptomatic for six months or greater; * Clinical or surgical diagnosis of endometriosis (must have at least one of the following): i)Documented Clinical Diagnosis of endometriosis based on symptoms ii)Previous endometriosis surgery confirmed by histopathology iii)Imaging suggestive of endometriosis (ultrasound or MRI) iv)Receiving standard medical treatment for endometriosis including combined oral contraceptives, progestin, GnRH agonists, GnRH antagonist. Exclusion Criteria: * Diagnosis of other chronic pain condition, other than endometriosis; * Vulvar pain diagnosis including vulvodynia, vaginismus * Changes to current medical treatment or surgical intervention for endometriosis during the workshop period (8 weeks) which will be reviewed at the start of each workshop session; * Inability to attend at least 6 out of the 8-sessions; * Inability to complete the survey package before and after the total 8-session period; * Prior mindfulness-based workshop participation or training; * Currently practicing mindfulness meditation. * No internet access and microphone access: for the use of the zoom virtual platform and to enable participation in the workshops. * Non-English speaking. * Unable to consent.
Canadian sites (1)
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05554497