Online Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction Intervention for People With Chronic Pain Waiting for Health Services

Online Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction Intervention for Chronic Pain in Individuals Waiting for Health Care Services: a Study Protocol for a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT)

The goal of this project is to explore the feasibility and the efficacy of a online mindfulness-based stress reduction intervention for people with chronic pain waiting for secondary or tertiary health care services

Inclusion Criteria:

• Men and women aged 18-85
• Self-reported diagnosis of chronic non-cancer pain
• Chronic non-cancer pain duration of 3 months or more
• Chronic non-cancer pain experienced during 4 days or more per week
• Average pain intensity of 4 or more out of 10 in the last seven days
• French or English fluency
• Access to Wi-Fi
• Be able to attend a weekly two-hour MBSR virtual session for eight consecutive weeks

Exclusion Criteria:

• Cancer-related chronic pain
• Currently receiving or have received in the last 24 months coordinated care in pain clinics, hospitals or rehabilitation centers.
• Current or recent participation (in the last 12 months and more than 12 sessions) of cognitive-behavioral therapy or MBSR program
• Having an unstable psychological conditions such as depression, bipolar disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, psychotic disorder