MBCT-T for Preoperative Pain Catastrophizing and Pain Outcomes After Spine Surgery

Description

This is a two phase study. In phase 1, a focus group (N=5) will be conducted to adapt MBCT-T for use in the study population. In phase 2, a single-arm trial will be conducted examining four, weekly sessions of preoperative MBCT-T in subjects with high pain catastrophizing scheduled for spine surgery (N=20). Subjects will then be followed for two weeks postoperatively.

Conditions

Pain

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Study overview

This is a two phase study. In phase 1, a focus group (N=5) will be conducted to adapt MBCT-T for use in the study population. In phase 2, a single-arm trial will be conducted examining four, weekly sessions of preoperative MBCT-T in subjects with high pain catastrophizing scheduled for spine surgery (N=20). Subjects will then be followed for two weeks postoperatively.

A Pilot Proof of Concept, Single-Center Study of the Effects of Telephone-Delivered Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT-T) on Preoperative Pain Catastrophizing and Pain Outcomes After Spine Surgery

MBCT-T for Preoperative Pain Catastrophizing and Pain Outcomes After Spine Surgery

Condition
Pain
Intervention / Treatment

-

Contacts and Locations

Brooklyn

NYU Langone Health, Brooklyn, New York, United States, 11220

New York

NYU Langone Health, New York, New York, United States, 10016

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * Scheduled for one or two level lumbar spine surgery requiring an inpatient stay as well as patients having ambulatory 1 or 2 level lumbar spine surgeries
  • * PCS score ≥ 20
  • * Able to provide voluntary informed consent
  • * Telephone access
  • * Internet access
  • * Non-English speaking
  • * Cognitively impaired, by history
  • * Bipolar disorder
  • * Borderline personality disorder
  • * Active post-traumatic stress disorder
  • * Schizoaffective disorder or any other disorder characterized by delusions or hallucinations
  • * History of self-harm or suicidality in past three months

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to 75 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

NYU Langone Health,

Lisa Doan, MD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, NYU Langone Health

Study Record Dates

2026-10