Does Patient Testimonial Improve the Pain Relief Derived From a Brief Intervention

Part of paid clinical trials in Tallahassee, Florida.

Sponsor
Florida State University
Study ID
NCT07335159
Status
Recruiting
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Conditions

  • Acute Pain
  • Chronic Pain
  • Pain
  • Pain Management

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
ALL
Age
18 Years - N/A
Healthy Volunteers
Not accepted

Interventions

  • Pain Psychoeducation — BEHAVIORAL
    In the pain psychoeducation intervention, participants will be randomized to listen to a four-minute recording about different pain management strategies (e.g., ice, rest) to promote overall well-being.
  • Mindfulness — BEHAVIORAL
    In the mindfulness intervention, participants will be randomized to listen to 1 minute of psychoeducation about mindfulness that includes a patient testimonial, 1 minute of mindful breathing, 1 minute of mindful mapping (i.e., mindfulness of pain), and 1 minute of mindfulness of personal meaning.

Study Details

This project is a single-site, two-arm, randomized controlled trial investigating whether providing patients in an orthopedic clinic waiting room an audio-recorded mindfulness practice decreases their pain relative to an injury management control condition.

Key Dates

Start date
Jan 5, 2026
Status verified
Mar 2026
Primary completion
May 30, 2026
Completion
May 30, 2026

Study Design

Enrollment
400 participants (estimated)
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT

Arms

  • Active Comparator: Pain Psychoeducation
    In the pain psychoeducation intervention, participants will be randomized to listen to a four-minute recording about different pain management strategies (e.g., ice, rest) to promote overall well-being.
  • Experimental: Mindfulness
    In the mindfulness intervention, participants will be randomized to listen to 1 minute of psychoeducation about mindfulness that includes a patient testimonial, 1 minute of mindful breathing, 1 minute of mindful mapping (i.e., mindfulness of pain), and 1 minute of mindfulness of personal meaning.

Primary Outcome Measure

Change in Pain Unpleasantness Numeric Rating Scale [ Time Frame: Immediately before to after 4-minute audio recording ]

Central Contacts

Locations (1)

FacilityCityStateZIPSite coordinators
Tallahassee Orthopedic ClinicTallahasseeFlorida32308
Emilie Miley
[email protected]
850-877-8174

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