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Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

NCT number NCT02222064
Other study ID # 14/0190
Secondary ID
Status Completed
Phase N/A
First received August 12, 2014
Last updated December 3, 2015
Start date August 2014
Est. completion date September 2015

Study information

Verified date May 2015
Source University College, London
Contact n/a
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority United Kingdom: National Health Service
Study type Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

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?


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Completed
Enrollment 15
Est. completion date September 2015
Est. primary completion date June 2015
Accepts healthy volunteers No
Gender Both
Age group 18 Years and older
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria:

- >18 years, pain experienced

- >3 months, proficiency in English

Exclusion Criteria:

- previous mindfulness experience

- severe cognitive impairment

- profound hearing difficulties

Study Design

Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Supportive Care


Related Conditions & MeSH terms


Intervention

Behavioral:
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.

Locations

Country Name City State
United Kingdom University College Hospital London

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
University College, London

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United Kingdom, 

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary Change in pain distress rating on 11 point numerical rating scale A numerical rating scale scored from 0 to 10 which asks "how distressing is the pain on average in the last week with 0 being not distressing at all and 10 being extreme distress" Baseline, week 1, week 2, week 3, week 4, week 5 , week 6, week 7, week 8 No
Secondary Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale At baseline, week 8 No
Secondary Pain Self Efficacy Questionnaire a 10 item scale that attempts to capture a measure of individual's confidence in being active despite pain, rated on a numerical scale from 0 "not at all confident" to 6 "completely confident" At baseline, week 8 No
Secondary Chronic Pain Acceptance Questionnaire a 20 item measure included to provide a rating of acceptance of pain At baseline, week 8 No
Secondary Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire a 39 item questionnaire which has been developed from five mindfulness questionnaires using exploratory factor analysis At baseline, week 8 No
Secondary Self-report record of using mindfulness exercises (frequency and duration) Week 1, week 2, week 3, week 4, week 5, week 6, week 7, week 8 No
Secondary Brief account of experience of pain and doing the mindfulness exercises participants will be asked to write a brief (<1 page) account of their experience of their pain and of doing the mindfulness exercises over the preceding week Week 1, week 2, week 3, week 4, week 5, week 6, week 7, week 8 No
Secondary Change in pain intensity rating on 11 point numerical rating scale A numerical rating scale scored from 0 to 10 which asks "how intense is the pain on average in the last week with 0 being no pain and 10 being extreme pain" Baseline, week 1, week 2, week 3, week 4, week 5 , week 6, week 7, week 8 No