Pilot of Mindfulness Therapy for Inpatients With Gastro-intestinal Pain

NCT ID: NCT02222064

Last Updated: 2015-12-04

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

15 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2014-08-31

Study Completion Date

2015-09-30

Brief Summary

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Research questions/hypotheses

1. Can an individual mindfulness intervention for Gastro Intestinal Failure inpatients reduce pain-related distress, improve quality of life, and increase confidence in pain self-management?
2. How useful and applicable do Gastro Intestinal Failure inpatients find Mindfulness methods?

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Gastro-intestinal Pain

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Mindfulness

8 week self-managed mindfulness based intervention

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Mindfulness

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Mindfulness is a psychological intervention based on increasing skills of non-judgemental awareness using meditations. In this study a self-directed 8 week course of mindfulness will be used involving self-help materials in the form of a book and 8 guided meditations on audio files.

Interventions

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Mindfulness

Mindfulness is a psychological intervention based on increasing skills of non-judgemental awareness using meditations. In this study a self-directed 8 week course of mindfulness will be used involving self-help materials in the form of a book and 8 guided meditations on audio files.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* \>18 years, pain experienced
* \>3 months, proficiency in English

Exclusion Criteria

* previous mindfulness experience
* severe cognitive impairment
* profound hearing difficulties
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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University College, London

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Locations

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University College Hospital

London, , United Kingdom

Site Status

Countries

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United Kingdom

Other Identifiers

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14/0190

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id