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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mindfulness | Experimental | 8 week self-managed mindfulness based intervention |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Mindfulness | Behavioral | 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. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| 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 |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale | At baseline, week 8 | |
| 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" |
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| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| University College Hospital | London | NW1 2BU | United Kingdom |
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| ID | Term |
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| D064866 | Mindfulness |
| ID | Term |
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| D015928 | Cognitive Behavioral Therapy |
| D001521 | Behavior Therapy |
| D011613 | Psychotherapy |
| D004191 | Behavioral Disciplines and Activities |
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| At baseline, week 8 |
| Chronic Pain Acceptance Questionnaire | a 20 item measure included to provide a rating of acceptance of pain | At baseline, week 8 |
| Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire | a 39 item questionnaire which has been developed from five mindfulness questionnaires using exploratory factor analysis | At baseline, week 8 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |