Status:
COMPLETED
The Effects of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction on Attention and Pain-related Symptoms in Chronic Pain Patients
Lead Sponsor:
York University
Collaborating Sponsors:
Mount Sinai Hospital, Canada
Wasser Pain Management Centre
Conditions:
Pain
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-80 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The main purpose of this study is to determine the degree to which Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction, a group-based psychological therapy that includes mindfulness meditation exercises, reduces depre...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Adult chronic pain patients who are proficient in English
- Capable of interacting with others in a group setting
- Capable of working with a computer
Exclusion
- Alcohol or drug abuse (past history is acceptable as long as their situation has been stable for at least 3 months)
- Psychiatric psychosis (patients who have a past history of schizophrenia are eligible as long as they are currently stable)
- Current major depressive disorder
- Current severe social phobia
- At immediate risk for suicide
- Cerebral lesions or tumors (unless medically and cognitively stable)
- Neurological disease
- Medically unstable
- Cognitively unstable
- Previously participated in a mindfulness meditation program
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
December 1 2011
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
November 1 2013
Estimated Enrollment :
49 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01487473
Start Date
December 1 2011
End Date
November 1 2013
Last Update
February 13 2014
Active Locations (1)
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Mount Sinai Hospital
Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5G 1X5