Mind Body Syndrome Therapy for the Treatment of Chronic Pain
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Summary
The goal of this study is to determine if a mind-body intervention can help people suffering from chronic back pain. The study is a randomized, partially blinded trial examining the effectiveness of a mind body intervention in reducing disability from back pain and alleviating back pain in participants as compared to usual care and an active control (second mind body intervention). The investigators will secondarily investigate whether the intervention alleviates anxiety related to the pain and other quality of life parameters.
Description
The goal of this study is to determine if a mind-body intervention can help people suffering from chronic back pain. The study is a randomized, partially blinded trial examining the effectiveness of a mind body intervention in reducing disability from back pain and alleviating back pain in participants as compared to usual care (control arm) and an active control arm. The investigators will secondarily investigate whether the intervention alleviates anxiety related to the pain and other quality of life parameters.
Eligibility
- Age range
- 18–67 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria: * Adult patient 18 ≥ years old * Chronic back pain * Pain persistent for a minimum of 3 days a week for the past three months prior to enrollment * Willingness to consider mind-body intervention * At least score of 2 or more on Roland Disability Questionnaire * At least score of 3 or more back pain bothersomeness Exclusion Criteria: * Patients \< 18 years of age * Patients \> 67 years of age * Diagnosed organic disease as cause of pain, such as (but not limited) to malignancy, neurologic disorder (i.e., amyotrophic lateral sclerosis), cauda equina syndrome (note that pai…
Interventions
- BehavioralMind Body Intervention 1
Mind body techniques for Intervention 1 will be taught in lectures and group discussion sessions.
- BehavioralMind body intervention 2
Mind body techniques for Intervention 2 will be taught in lectures and group and/or individual sessions.
Location
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterBoston, Massachusetts