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Clinical Trial Details — Status: Terminated

Administrative data

NCT number NCT02935465
Other study ID # 00093561
Secondary ID
Status Terminated
Phase N/A
First received
Last updated
Start date September 2016
Est. completion date June 2019

Study information

Verified date March 2020
Source University of Utah
Contact n/a
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority
Study type Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The overarching aim of this project is to conduct a randomized controlled study to determine whether Mindfulness-Oriented Recovery Enhancement (MORE) vs. a Support Group (SG) can improve pain regulation and hedonic functions (i.e., natural reward responsiveness) thought to be governed by the endogenous opioid system among opioid-treated, chronic, non-neuropathic back pain patients (CNBP) and thereby improve clinical pain, affect, and opioid use.


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Terminated
Enrollment 17
Est. completion date June 2019
Est. primary completion date June 2019
Accepts healthy volunteers No
Gender All
Age group 21 Years to 60 Years
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria:

1. age 21-60 years of age

2. English fluency

3. 20/20 vision with corrective lenses

4. current chronic, non-neuropathic back pain diagnosis determined by physician assessment

5. reporting pain =3 on 0-10 scale with opioid medication

6. current use of prescription opioids for =3 consecutive months

7. ability to understand study procedures and to comply with them for the entire length of the study

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Mindfulness experience (e.g., MBSR or shamatha/vipassana meditation)

2. psychosis

3. untreated, active suicidality in the past month

4. and severe non-opioid substance use disorder in the past year as assessed with the MINI

5. clinically unstable illness judged to interfere with treatment, and presence of facial/jaw pain

6. pregnancy

7. inability or unwillingness of individual to give written informed consent

8. physical characteristics that preclude neuroimaging or study procedures (e.g., metal implants, etc.

Study Design


Related Conditions & MeSH terms

  • Back Pain
  • Chronic, Non-neuropathic Back Pain

Intervention

Behavioral:
Mindfulness-Oriented Recovery Enhancement (MORE)
Mindfulness-Oriented Recovery Enhancement (MORE) is a group behavioral intervention that unites mindfulness training, cognitive reappraisal, and positive psychological principles into an integrative intervention strategy targeting mechanisms of pain and opioid misuse.
Support Group
A conventional support group will allow participants to express emotions, share experiences, and receive social support under the guidance of a skilled therapist.

Locations

Country Name City State
United States College of Social Work Salt Lake City Utah

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
University of Utah National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary Changes in endogenous opioid system function in response to pain challenge PET opioid receptor binding potential from baseline through pain challenge Change from week 0 to 8 weeks
Primary Changes in fMRI activity level during natural reward processing Blood oxygen dependent signal (BOLD) response during viewing and regulating response to natural reward cues measured during a fMRI scan. Change from week 0 to 8 weeks
Secondary Pain sensitivity as a measure of volume of hypertonic saline Volume of hypertonic saline to maintain pain at 40 out of 100 on a VAS Change from week 0 to 8 weeks
Secondary Self-report affect ratings Change from week 0 to 8 weeks
Secondary Significant correlation between PET and fMRI measures with improvements in clinical pain, affect, and opioid use Change from week 0 to 8 weeks