Does Patient Testimonial Improve the Pain Relief Derived From a Brief Intervention

Florida State University207 enrolled

Overview

This project is a single-site, two-arm, randomized controlled trial investigating whether providing patients in an orthopedic clinic waiting room an audio-recorded mindfulness practice decreases their pain relative to an injury management control condition.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

TRIPLE

Enrollment

207

Conditions

Pain Acute Pain Chronic Pain Pain Management

Interventions

Pain PsychoeducationBEHAVIORAL

In the pain psychoeducation intervention, participants will be randomized to listen to a four-minute recording about different pain management strategies (e.g., ice, rest) to promote overall well-being.

MindfulnessBEHAVIORAL

In the mindfulness intervention, participants will be randomized to listen to 1 minute of psychoeducation about mindfulness that includes a patient testimonial, 1 minute of mindful breathing, 1 minute of mindful mapping (i.e., mindfulness of pain), and 1 minute of mindfulness of personal meaning.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Receiving treatment at Tallahassee Orthopedic Center * Understanding English instructions fluently * Being 18 years of age or older Exclusion Criteria: * Unable to consent because of physical or mental incapacity.

Locations (1)

Tallahassee Orthopedic Clinic

Tallahassee, Florida, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Change in Pain Unpleasantness Numeric Rating Scale

Change in acute pain unpleasantness will be measured with an individual item ("How unpleasant is your pain, right now?") rated on a numeric rating scale. Scores range from 0 to 10, with higher scores reflecting greater acute pain unpleasantness.

Time frame: Immediately before to after 4-minute audio recording

Secondary Outcomes

Change in Pain Intensity Numeric Rating Scale

Change in acute pain intensity will be measured with an individual item ("How much pain do you have, right now?") rated on a numeric rating scale. Scores range from 0 to 10, with higher scores reflecting greater acute pain intensity.

Time frame: Immediately before to after 4-minute audio recording

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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