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Trial reportSpinal cord2018

Internet-delivered mindfulness for people with depression and chronic pain following spinal cord injury: a randomized, controlled feasibility trial.

Jasmine Heath Hearn, Katherine Anne Finlay

2 registry-linked trialsOpen access · bronzeAbstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Spinal cord, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 50 papers, 13 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT04972773 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2021, after this paper: background citation

Spinal Cord Injury Mental Health Functional Outcomes Improved by Mindfulness

TypeinterventionalSponsorQueen's UniversityRan2021 to 2023Enrolled10ConditionsSpinal Cord Injuries, Mindfulness Meditation, Mental Health Wellness 1ArmsMindfulness meditation (MM)
NCT05535400 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2022, after this paper: background citation

Effects of a Physical-Psychological Integrative (PPI) Intervention on Physical Inactivity, Depression and Chronic Pain for Community-Dwelling Spinal Cord Injury Survivors: a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial

TypeinterventionalSponsorThe Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityRan2022 to 2023Enrolled72ConditionsSpinal Cord Injuries, Physical Inactivity, Depression, Chronic PainArmsPhysical-Psychological Integrative Intervention, Brief online didactic education
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

50 citing papers in PubMed, 13 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 78 citations in OpenAlex.

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  10. A Systematic Review of the Adherence to Home-Practice Meditation Exercises in Patients with Chronic Pain.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023
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  18. Psychosocial Correlates of Adherence to Mind-Body Interventions.Prevention science : the official journal of the Society for Prevention Research · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Jasmine Heath HearnThe University of Buckingham Medical School, Hunter Street, Buckingham, MK18 1EG, UK. jasmine.hearn@buckingham.ac.uk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5988-5278
Katherine Anne FinlayThe Department of Psychology, The University of Buckingham, Hunter Street, Buckingham, MK18 1EG, UK.
University of Buckingham · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

STUDY

designBetween-subjects, randomized controlled feasibility study.

objectivesPopulations with reduced sensory and motor function are at increased risk of depression, anxiety and pain, and may be less geographically mobile. This study explored the efficacy and feasibility of web-based mindfulness training for people with spinal cord injury (SCI).

settingUK community sample.

methodsParticipants were randomly allocated to an 8-week online mindfulness intervention (N = 36), or to internet-delivered psychoeducation (N = 31). Depression symptom severity was the primary outcome. Secondary outcomes included anxiety, quality of life (QoL), pain perception, pain catastrophizing and mindfulness. Measures were taken before (T1), at completion of, (T2), and 3 months following the intervention (T3).

resultsAt T2, ten participants discontinued mindfulness training, and five discontinued psychoeducation. Dropouts were of significantly older age. Nine participants were lost to follow-up. Mindfulness reduced depression significantly more than psychoeducation at T2 (mean difference = -1.50, 95% CI [-2.43, -0.58]) and T3 (mean difference = -2.34, 95% CI [-3.62, -1.10]). Anxiety, pain unpleasantness and catastrophizing were significantly reduced compared with psychoeducation. Total mindfulness scores, and all facets of mindfulness except observing were significantly higher following mindfulness training. At follow-up, reductions in anxiety and catastrophizing persisted.

conclusionsInternet-delivered mindfulness training offers unique benefits and is viable for people with reduced sensory awareness. Future work should explore the feasibility of combined education and mindfulness training. The use of brief interventions shows promise in maximizing participant retention.

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MindfulnessTherapy, Computer-AssistedAdultAnxietyCatastrophizationChronic PainDepressionFeasibility StudiesFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansInternetMaleMiddle AgedPain PerceptionPatient Compliance

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PMID29581519
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