Brief Mindfulness Intervention for Patients at a Free Acute Care Clinic

Brief Behavioral Intervention for Pain (Shepherd's Hope)

This is a single-site, two-arm, parallel-group randomized clinical trial (RCT). The clinical effects of a 4-minute audio-recorded mindfulness intervention for 100 English-speaking patients and 100 Spanish-speaking patients at a free acute care clinic will be investigated relative to a 4-minute audio-recoding about pain psychoeducation.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Age ≥18
• Seeking treatment at the Shepherd's Hope Downtown Clinic

Exclusion Criteria:

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