Effects of a Mobile App-Based Mindfulness Intervention in Persons with Spinal Cord Injury and Chronic Pain

Description

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of a 6-week app-guided MM intervention compared to a 6-week app-guided health education AC condition on pain intensity, pain interference, depression, and anxiety.

Conditions

Spinal Cord Injuries

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Study overview

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of a 6-week app-guided MM intervention compared to a 6-week app-guided health education AC condition on pain intensity, pain interference, depression, and anxiety.

Effects of a Mobile App-Based Mindfulness Intervention in Persons with Spinal Cord Injury and Chronic Pain: a Randomized Controlled Trial

Effects of a Mobile App-Based Mindfulness Intervention in Persons with Spinal Cord Injury and Chronic Pain

Condition
Spinal Cord Injuries
Intervention / Treatment

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Contacts and Locations

Houston

The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas, United States, 77030

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

  • * Traumatic SCI of at least 6 months duration
  • * Chronic pain \[defined as pain lasting at least 3 months with a pain intensity rating of 4 or higher on a 10-point visual analog scale\]
  • * Understand spoken and written English sufficiently to provide informed consent, participate in the intervention and complete study surveys
  • * Lack of daily internet access
  • * inability to demonstrate comprehension of informed consent by correctly answering 4 out of 5 questions about the study
  • * Significant visual/hearing impairment that does not allow use of the MM app's audiovisual presentations
  • * Use of any meditation more than once a week in the last 3 months
  • * Inability to provide or obtain an email address for registration to the AC intervention and/or communication with study staff
  • * inability to provide a phone number for communication with study staff

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston,

Radha Korupolu, MD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston

Study Record Dates

2029-12-30