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Pilot randomised controlled trial of a brief mindfulness-based intervention for those with persistent pain

Howarth, A; Riaz, M; Perkins-Porras, L; Smith, JG; Subramaniam, J; Copland, C; Hurley, M; Beith, I; Ussher, M (2019) Pilot randomised controlled trial of a brief mindfulness-based intervention for those with persistent pain. J Behav Med, 42 (6). pp. 999-1014. ISSN 1573-3521 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10865-019-00040-5
SGUL Authors: Ussher, Michael Henry Smith, Jared Grant Howarth, Anastassia Margaret

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Abstract

A pilot-randomised controlled trial (RCT) examined the effects of a brief mindfulness-based intervention (MBI) on persistent pain patients and assessed the feasibility of conducting a definitive RCT. A brief (15 min) mindfulness body-scan audio was compared with an active control administered in a clinic and then used independently over 1 month. Immediate effects of the intervention were assessed with brief measures of pain severity, distraction and distress. Assessments at baseline, 1 week and 1 month included pain severity and interference, mood, pain-catastrophizing, mindfulness, self-efficacy, quality of life and intervention acceptability. Of 220 referred patients, 147 were randomised and 71 completed all assessments. There were no significant immediate intervention effects. There were significant positive effects for ratings of intervention ‘usefulness’ at 1 week (p = 0.044), and pain self-efficacy at 1 month (p = 0.039) for the MBI group compared with control. Evidently, it is feasible to recruit persistent pain patients to a brief MBI study. Strategies are needed to maximise retention of participants.

Item Type: Article
Additional Information: © The Author(s) 2019 Open Access This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license, and indicate if changes were made.
Keywords: Intervention, Mindfulness, Persistent pain, Pilot, Randomised controlled trial, 11 Medical And Health Sciences, 17 Psychology And Cognitive Sciences, Clinical Psychology
SGUL Research Institute / Research Centre: Academic Structure > Population Health Research Institute (INPH)
Journal or Publication Title: J Behav Med
ISSN: 1573-3521
Language: eng
Dates:
DateEvent
December 2019Published
22 April 2019Published Online
4 April 2019Accepted
Publisher License: Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0
PubMed ID: 31011944
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URI: https://openaccess.sgul.ac.uk/id/eprint/110798
Publisher's version: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10865-019-00040-5

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