Effects of a Peri-operative Brief Mindfulness-based Intervention on Post-operative Pain and Disability — CALM  

Quality of Life Clinical Trial

Official title: Effects of a Peri-operative Brief Mindfulness-based Intervention on Post-operative Pain and Disability Among Anxious Patients With Chronic Pain Undergoing Total Hip Arthroplasty - a Feasibility and Acceptability Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial

Status Withdrawn

Clinical Trial Summary

This study evaluates the effectiveness of a brief mindfulness-based intervention on post-operative pain and disability among anxious patients with chronic pain undergoing total hip arthroplasty.

All participants will receive an educational brochure and links to videos containing strategies for coping with pain and anxiety. The half of the participants who are allocated to the treatment arm will also receive a 10 minute mindfulness intervention called a body scan.

Clinical Trial Description

Psychological distress or anxiety is common in patients awaiting surgical procedures and can have impact on both physical and mental health, leading to significantly reduced quality of life. It has been associated with a slower and more complicated postoperative recovery and has been established as an independent predictor of pain and pain related outcomes after surgery.

Pharmacological interventions and provision of information about surgical processes are two ways that pre-operative anxiety is currently addressed. Mindfulness-based interventions have shown positive results in reducing psychological distress and improving pain related outcomes and may be a promising treatment avenue to evaluate in a surgical population.

With the goal of conducting a full-scale definitive trial to investigate the effectiveness of a brief mindfulness-based intervention on post-operative pain and disability among anxious patients with chronic pain undergoing total hip arthroplasty, this pilot study has been developed to demonstrate proof of concept, test/refine the intervention, recruitment, and data collection procedures, and test the intervention's acceptability in the peri-operative setting. ;

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Chronic Hip Pain
• Pain, Postoperative
• Quality of Life
• Worries; Pain or Disability

• NCT number: NCT02861170
• Study type: Interventional
• Source: Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
• Status: Withdrawn
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: February 26, 2018
• Completion date: October 31, 2020