Brief Mindfulness for Foot and Ankle Pain

Brief Mindfulness for Foot and Ankle Pain

This is a single-site, four-arm, parallel-group randomized clinical trial (RCT). The clinical effects of three different formats of a very brief (i.e., 3 minute), audio-recorded mindfulness intervention for foot and ankle patients will be investigated relative to a 3-minute audio-recoding about pain psychoeducation.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Age ≥18
• Seeking foot or ankle treatment at the University Orthopaedic Center

Exclusion Criteria:

• Cognitive impairment preventing completion of study procedures.
• Current cancer diagnosis,
• Other unstable illness judged by medical staff to interfere with study involvement.