Acupuncture Combined With Mindfulness: ACUMIND

NCT ID: NCT04089319

Last Updated: 2021-05-06

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

TERMINATED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

30 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2019-09-01

Study Completion Date

2021-05-03

Brief Summary

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This study aims to gather preliminary data regarding acupuncture and mindfulness in the treatment of chronic pain.

Detailed Description

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Neither acupuncture nor mindfulness have been studied with respect to chronic pain in an outpatient integrative health (IH) oncology clinic in the USA. Likewise, the combination of acupuncture and mindfulness combined as not been studied. Given that both acupuncture and mindfulness have demonstrated some analgesic relief in an acute pain setting, each merit study for pain relief in an outpatient setting.

The investigators are evaluating the impact of two different acupuncture approaches for patients reporting chronic pain. Acupuncture will be provided by a Licensed Acupuncturist for patients reporting chronic pain. Participants will be randomized to one of two treatments - acupuncture as usual or acupuncture plus mindfulness.

The investigators will collect data regarding chronic pain, interoceptive awareness, emotion regulation, and acceptability. The study is open to participants with any etiology and any location of chronic pain.

Conditions

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Chronic Pain

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Blinding Strategy

TRIPLE

Caregivers Investigators Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Acupuncture + mindfulness

Participants will receive acupuncture treatment for chronic pain. After acupuncture needles have been inserted, participants will listen to a 15-minute mindfulness recording followed by music for 30 minutes. Acupuncture needles will then be removed.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Mindfulness recording

Intervention Type OTHER

Participants will listen to a recording of mindfulness for 15 minutes and then listen to music for 30 minutes while they rest with acupuncture needles in place.

Acupuncture control

Participants will receive acupuncture treatment for chronic pain. After acupuncture needles have been inserted, participants will listen music for 45 minutes. Acupuncture needles will then be removed.

Group Type OTHER

Music recording

Intervention Type OTHER

Participants will listen to music for 45 minutes while they rest with acupuncture needles in place.

Interventions

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Music recording

Participants will listen to music for 45 minutes while they rest with acupuncture needles in place.

Intervention Type OTHER

Mindfulness recording

Participants will listen to a recording of mindfulness for 15 minutes and then listen to music for 30 minutes while they rest with acupuncture needles in place.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Patient is age 18 or older.
* Patient is experiencing pain (rated ≥3 on a 0-10 scale) lasting for three or more months.
* Able to provide informed consent and willing to sign an approved consent form that conforms to federal and institutional guidelines.
* ONLY FOR THOSE WITH A DIAGNOSIS OF CANCER: ECOG status of 0 (asymptomatic), 1 (symptomatic but completely ambulatory) or 2 (symptomatic, \<50% in bed during the day).

Exclusion Criteria

* Patient has received 5 or more acupuncture treatments in the last 2 months.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Huntsman Cancer Institute

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

University of Utah

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Lisa J Taylor-Swanson

Assistant Professor

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Lisa Taylor-Swanson, PhD, MAcOM

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of Utah College of Nursing

Annie Budhathoki, LAc, DAOM

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Huntsman Cancer Institute

Eric Garland

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

University of Utah College of Social Work, Huntsman Cancer Institute

Shelley White, PhD(C), MSW

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Huntsman Cancer Institute

Locations

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Huntsman Cancer Institute

Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

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Other Identifiers

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00108827

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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