Status:
COMPLETED
Integrating Mind-Body Skills With Physical Activity to Improve Physical and Emotional Outcomes in Patients With Chronic Pain
Lead Sponsor:
Massachusetts General Hospital
Conditions:
Pain
Chronic Pain
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The aims of this study are to adapt, pilot, and examine the credibility, acceptability, and feasibility of an evidence-based mind-body program, the Relaxation Response Resiliency Program for Chronic P...
Detailed Description
The study has three phases. In phase I, the investigators are adapting the 3RP as a multidisciplinary team, and then conducting two focus groups. In phase two, the investigators are piloting the p3RP ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Male and female patients, age 18 years or older
- Have nonmalignant chronic pain for more than 3 months
- Able to perform a 6-minute walk test
- Owns a smartphone with Bluetooth 4.0
- Willingness and ability to participate in the 3RP intervention and to comply with the requirements of the study protocol (including weekly sessions and DMD use)
- Free of concurrent psychotropic or pain medication for at least 2 weeks prior to initiation of treatment, OR stable on current psychotropic or pain medication for a minimum of 6 weeks and willing to maintain a stable dose
- Cleared by a medical doctor for study participation
- Leads a sedentary lifestyle
Exclusion
- Diagnosed with medical illness expected to worsen in the next 6 months
- Serious mental illness or instability for which hospitalization may be likely in the next 6 months
- Current suicidal ideation reported on self-report
- Lifetime history of schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, or other psychotic disorder, or substance dependence
- Current substance use disorder, within the past 6 months
- Practice of yoga/meditation, or other mind-body techniques that elicit the relaxation response, once per week for 45 minutes or more within the last 3 months or less
- Regular use of DMD in the last 3 months
- Engagement in regular intensive physical exercise for \>30 minute daily
- Unable to walk without use of assistance (e.g., wheelchair, walker)
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
October 1 2017
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
June 30 2020
Estimated Enrollment :
82 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03412916
Start Date
October 1 2017
End Date
June 30 2020
Last Update
October 14 2025
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Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02114