Physical Therapy Integrated With Mindfulness for Patients With Chronic Pain and Opioid Treatment
CompletedNot applicableNCT05875207
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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 will use multiple methods to assess the feasibility of conducting a fully powered multisite clinical trial to test the effectiveness of integrating mindfulness-based interventions into physical therapy for patients with chronic musculoskeletal pain and long-term opioid treatment. First, researchers will develop a manual for training physical therapists to provide mindfulness-based interventions to patients with chronic musculoskeletal pain and long-term opioid treatment. Next, the researchers will evaluate the competency of physical therapists to provided mindfulness-based interventions after being randomized to one of 3 different mindfulness training arms. Patients scheduled for physical therapy with the randomized physical therapists will be invited to enroll in the study. These patients will be asked to complete a variety of patient reported outcomes including self-reported average pain and the the amount of prescription opioid pain medication taken.
Study details
- Official title
- Physical Therapy Integrated With Mindfulness for Patients With Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain and Long-Term Opioid Treatment
- Conditions
- Chronic Pain
- Pain, Musculoskeletal
- Opioid Use
- Physical Therapy
- Interventions
- Behavioral: Mindfulness based practice
- Behavioral: Control/Standard Physical Therapy
- Sponsor
- University of Utah
- Collaborators
- University of Florida; National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)
- Start date
- 2023-08-14
- Primary completion
- 2025-10-01
- Sex
- All
- Age range
- from 18 Years to 75 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- true
- Results posted
- No results posted in this snapshot
- Countries
- United States
- Total sites listed
- 2
Eligibility criteria
Show eligibility criteria (verbatim from the registry)
Aim 1 Physical Therapist Inclusion Criteria: * Employed at least .50 FTE (Full Time Equivalent) * Self Report managing patients with chronic musculoskeletal conditions Exclusion Criteria: None Aim 2 and 3 Physical Therapist Inclusion Criteria: * Employed at least .50 FTE (Full Time Equivalent) * Self Report managing patients with chronic musculoskeletal conditions Physical Therapist Exclusion Criteria: * -Attended any experiential (i.e., practice sessions with real or simulated patients) mindfulness training to be used for patient care * Attended any patient care specific mindfulness training lasting more than 3 hours. * Self-report using mindfulness interventions such as savoring and cognitive reappraisal (core components of MORE) as a primary intervention strategy for the majority of their caseload for patients with chronic musculoskeletal conditions. Aims 1, 2 and 3 Patient Inclusion Criteria: * Age 18-75 * English Speaking * Diagnosis of musculoskeletal pain condition involving the spine and/or peripheral joint(s) * Current musculoskeletal pain present for greater than or equal to 3 months. * Use of prescription opioids for most of the last 90 days (self-report) Patient Exclusion Criteria: * Currently pregnant * Currently receiving mind-body treatment for musculoskeletal pain from a healthcare provider (e.g. PT, chiropractic, massage therapy, etc) * Currently receiving treatment for substance use disorder * Musculoskeletal pain condition related to a fracture or surgical procedure in the past 6 months.
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05875207