Comparing the Impact of Mindful Interoceptive Mapping and Mindful Breathing on Pain and Opioid Use

Enhancing Pain Management and Preventing Opioid Misuse by Optimizing Mindfulness Based Interventions for Opioid-Treated Chronic Pain Patients: A Comparison of Mindful Interoceptive Mapping and Mindful Breathing

This is a single site, two-arm, parallel group randomized clinical trial comparing the effect of two mindfulness-based interventions (Mindful Interoceptive Mapping vs. Mindfulness of the Breath) on opioid-treated chronic pain patients' pleasant/unpleasant sensation reports and opioid use.

Inclusion Criteria:

• (1) men/women ≥18 years of age,
• (2) current chronic low back pain condition determined by physician assessment (e.g., ICD-10 codes M54.5, M54.4, M54.3),
• (3) reporting pain ≥3 on 0-10 scale with opioid medication, and
• (4) long-term opioid pharmacotherapy (>3 months of use).

Exclusion Criteria:

• (1) formal mindfulness training (e.g., MBSR/MBRP),
• (2) current cancer diagnosis,
• (3) psychosis, suicidality, and moderate/severe substance use disorder in the past year as assessed with the MINI, and
• (4) unstable illness, as judged by a physician, that may interfere with treatment.