This will be a single-site, five-arm, parallel group randomized control trial involving patients undergoing knee or hip replacement surgery. The investigators will compare five different styles of 5-minute, audio-recoded mindfulness practices delivered via app 7 days before to surgery, 2 days before to surgery, 2 days after surgery, and 6 days after surgery.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Enrollment
823
Patients will listen to a 5-minute, audio-recorded breath counting practice.
Patients will listen to a 5-minute, audio-recorded body scan practice.
Patients will listen to a 5-minute, audio-recorded mindful breathing practice.
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Change in Pain Unpleasantness
Single item assessing pain unpleasantness ("How unpleasant is your pain?") scored on an 11-point (0=Not at all, 10=Very much) numeric rating scale. Higher scores indicate greater pain unpleasantness.
Time frame: Immediately before to after 5-minute audio recording
Change in Pain Intensity
Single item assessing pain intensity ("How much pain do you have?") scored on an 11-point (0=Not at all, 10=Very much) numeric rating scale. Higher scores indicate greater pain intensity.
Time frame: Immediately before to after 5-minute audio recording
Change in Pain Medication Desire
Single item assessing pain unpleasantness ("How much do you want pain medicine?") scored on an 11-point (0=Not at all, 10=Very much) numeric rating scale. Higher scores indicate greater desire for pain medicine.
Time frame: Immediately before to after 5-minute audio recording
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Patients will listen to a 5-minute, audio-recorded mindfulness of pain practice.
Patients will listen to a 5-minute, audio-recorded mindful savoring practice.