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Pilot study evaluating a brief mindfulness intervention for those with chronic pain: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.

Ana Howarth, Linda Perkins-Porras, Jared G Smith, Jeevakan Subramaniam, Claire Copland, Mike Hurley, Iain Beith, Muhammad Riaz, Michael Ussher

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Trial report in Trials, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Ana HowarthPopulation Health Research Institute, St George's, University of London, London, UK. p1306542@sgul.ac.uk.
Linda Perkins-PorrasInstitute of Medical and Biomedical Education, St George's, University of London, London, UK.
Jared G SmithPopulation Health Research Institute, St George's, University of London, London, UK.
Jeevakan SubramaniamPopulation Health Research Institute, St George's, University of London, London, UK.
Claire CoplandChronic Pain Service, St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, University of London, London, UK.
Mike HurleyFaculty of Health, Social Care and Education, Kingston University and St George's, University of London, London, UK.
Iain BeithFaculty of Health, Social Care and Education, Kingston University and St George's, University of London, London, UK.
Muhammad RiazPopulation Health Research Institute, St George's, University of London, London, UK.
Michael UssherPopulation Health Research Institute, St George's, University of London, London, UK.
St George's, University of London · GBKingston University · GBSt George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · GB

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe burden of chronic pain is a major challenge, impacting the quality of life of patients. Intensive programmes of mindfulness-based therapy can help patients to cope with chronic pain but can be time consuming and require a trained specialist to implement. The self-management model of care is now integral to the care of patients with chronic pain; home-based interventions can be very acceptable, making a compelling argument for investigating brief, self-management interventions. The aim of this study is two-fold: to assess the immediate effects of a brief self-help mindfulness intervention for coping with chronic pain and to assess the feasibility of conducting a definitive randomized controlled trial to determine the effectiveness of such an intervention. METHODS/

designA randomized controlled pilot study will be conducted to evaluate a brief mindfulness intervention for those with chronic pain. Ninety chronic pain patients who attend hospital outpatient clinics will be recruited and allocated randomly to either the control or treatment group on a 1:1 basis using the computer-generated list of random numbers. The treatment group receives mindfulness audios and the control group receives audios of readings from a non-fiction book, all of which are 15 minutes in length. Immediate effects of the intervention are assessed with brief psychological measures immediately before and after audio use. Mindfulness, mood, health-related quality of life, pain catastrophizing and experience of the intervention are assessed with standardized measures, brief ratings and brief telephone follow-ups, at baseline and after one week and one month. Feasibility is assessed by estimation of effect sizes for outcomes, patient adherence and experience, and appraisal of resource allocation in provision of the intervention. DISCUSSION: This trial will assess whether a brief mindfulness-based intervention is effective for immediately reducing perceived distress and pain with the side effect of increasing relaxation in chronic pain patients and will determine the feasibility of conducting a definitive randomized controlled trial. Patient recruitment began in January 2015 and is due to be completed in June 2016.

trial registrationISRCTN61538090 Registered 20 April 2015.

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MindfulnessAdaptation, PsychologicalCatastrophizationChronic PainClinical ProtocolsHumansLondonMental HealthPain MeasurementPatient CompliancePilot ProjectsPsychotherapy, BriefQuality of LifeResearch DesignSelf CareTime FactorsChronic painInterventionMindfulnessRandomized controlled trial

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PMID27255280
PMCPMC4890280
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