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Compassion Training and Pain

NCT ID: NCT01776645

Last Updated: 2013-12-16

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

56 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2013-01-31

Study Completion Date

2013-05-31

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to determine whether compassion training will improve the physical and psychological well-being of patients with chronic pain. The investigators also want to determine whether any benefit of compassion training in the patients "spreads" to significant others with whom the patient has a close relationship.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Chronic Pain

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Compassion cultivation training

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Compassion Cultivation Training Course

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Interventions

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Compassion Cultivation Training Course

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1. Age 18+ and chronic pain for \>6months
2. Pain over the last month
3. Ability to read, write, and converse in English
4. If being treated for pain condition, then stable treatment regimen.

For significant others:

1)18 years of age or older 2)Ability to read, write, and converse in English

Exclusion Criteria

For patients and significant others:

1)Current or history of a psychological disorder that would interfere with study procedures, at the discretion of the researcher.

For patients only:

1. prior compassion meditation experience
2. on going legal action or disability claim
3. currently pregnant or planning to become pregnant
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Stanford University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Locations

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Stanford University School of Medicine

Palo Alto, California, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Other Identifiers

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25883

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id