Feasibility of Using Holographic Memory Resolution® (HMR) in Patients/Clients With Pain
NCT ID: NCT05001399
Last Updated: 2022-11-02
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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
NA
60 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2021-10-25
2022-07-18
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Due to the scarcity of effective interventions to manage both chronic pain and mental health disorders, mind body interventions (MBI) are sometimes employed in these individuals. MBI are defined as a variety of activities that exercise and encourage mental and/or physical fitness. Lists of MBIs include diverse activities such as yoga, meditation, hypnosis, dance, or music therapy. Past meta-analyses have noted that primary studies on effective MBI to manage conditions such as fibromyalgia and depression in chronic pain are lacking. More recent publications indicate this is no longer the case. MBI may demonstrate small to moderate effects sizes in some populations for at least a short amount of time.
Holographic Memory Resolution® (HMR) is a proposed MBI for this study. HMR was developed by Brent Baum in the early 1990's, and he and several others have been using the technique to treat individuals with a variety of complaints including depression, anxiety, pain, post-traumatic stress disorder and related conditions. HMR incorporates elements of energy psychology, Eastern philosophical tradition, hypnosis, guided imagery, and clean-language interviewing into a single approach with the aim of changing the emotional component of a negative memory to resolve psychological distress. Despite being used for several decades, HMR appears to have received little attention in scientific literature. Only one citation appears in the National Library of Medicine, and this author only describes the technique. Theoretical, qualitative and quantitative studies of HMR appear to be non-existent in peer-reviewed literature.
Conditions
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Study Design
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NA
SINGLE_GROUP
TREATMENT
NONE
Study Groups
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Holographic Memory Resolution® (HMR) Intervention
Intervention will be comprised of 4 sessions lasting approximately 90 minutes at one of two sites, Billings Clinic in Billings, Montana or Healing Dimensions AAC in Tucson, Arizona. The 4 sessions will be completed in approximately 9 weeks.
Holographic Memory Resolution® (HMR)
Clients will participate in Holographic Memory Resolution® (HMR) administered by a trained HMR practitioner. Clients will be introduced to relaxation techniques and safe scene identification. This exercise encourages the client to identify a place in which they feel safe and where nobody can be there without client's invitation. Clients will then describe the place and associated colors of the experience, how the colors move in their body, and how they move through their safe scene. The subsequent 2-3 sessions will continue to explore safe scene and color therapy.
Interventions
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Holographic Memory Resolution® (HMR)
Clients will participate in Holographic Memory Resolution® (HMR) administered by a trained HMR practitioner. Clients will be introduced to relaxation techniques and safe scene identification. This exercise encourages the client to identify a place in which they feel safe and where nobody can be there without client's invitation. Clients will then describe the place and associated colors of the experience, how the colors move in their body, and how they move through their safe scene. The subsequent 2-3 sessions will continue to explore safe scene and color therapy.
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Suffering from pain of 4 or greater intensity on a 0-10 scale with "0" being no pain and "10" being worst possible pain.
* Pain symptoms will have been present for at least 6 months. Patients with chronic migraine headaches will be eligible if headaches occur at least every two months.
* Associated symptoms could include anxiety, depression, or physical symptoms such as pain, migraines, or other symptoms that have interfered with quality of life or work/life balance.
* Interested clients will have primary care provider agreement to participate in the study.
Exclusion Criteria
* Clients taking mood altering substances and those that have a propensity toward altering delta, theta, alpha, and beta wave ranges will be excluded. These substances include but are not limited to Cannabis/Marijuana/ hashish/THC, PCP, phencyclidine, or Angel dust, Barbiturates, Benzodiazepines, Opioids/heroin, Clozapine (+++delta/slow waves/- - alpha waves), Lithium, Stimulants/ (Illicit: Cocaine, Methamphetamine), and Hallucinogens/MDMA (ecstasy)/LSD.
* Clients who ingest alcohol must be 3 months abstinent/in recovery before session if alcohol dependent and 48 hours abstinent before session if not alcohol dependent/in recovery.
18 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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Healing Dimensions, ACC
UNKNOWN
Billings Clinic
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Mary Gaddy
Prinicipal Investigator
Principal Investigators
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Mary Gaddy, MD
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Billings Clinic
Locations
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Healing Dimensions ACC
Tucson, Arizona, United States
Billings Clinic
Billings, Montana, United States
Countries
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References
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Related Links
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National Institute of Mental Health. Mental Health Information. 2020.
Other Identifiers
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21.012
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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