Phase II: GEMINI: Virtual Integrative Medical Group Visits for Managing Chronic Pain
Cambridge Health Alliance
Summary
The goal of this research study is to test the efficacy of a non-prescription medicine, web-based platform solution for patients with chronic pain, to improve pain self-management and related outcomes. The main question investigators aim to answer is; would the use of this web-based intervention plus an online group visit compared to control result in better pain-related outcomes and improved pain impact?
Description
This study has 6 mandatory components and 1 optional component: * Recruitment Screening Call * Informed Consent Session * Baseline Survey Session * Intervention: Engagement with the Our Whole Lives (OWL) an e-health platform: For 9 weeks, participants will all have access to a mindfulness program within OWL, optimized for people with chronic pain. * Live-Online Mindfulness Group weekly * Control: Low dose engagement with OWL with no group engagement. * Follow-Up Survey Sessions at Week 10, Week 16, and Week 24. * Online Focus Group/Individual Interview. Participants will be asked to participa…
Eligibility
- Age range
- 18+ years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria: * English-speaking adults * Over the age of 18 * Experiencing chronic musculoskeletal pain. (Pain may have more than one source; Pain must be non-malignant; Participant must have an average pain intensity of ≥ 4 (1 out of 10) in the past 7 days; Participant must meet the chronic criteria of a pain problem that has persisted at least 3 months, and has resulted in pain on at least half the days in the past 6 months) Exclusion Criteria: * Inability to understand English at a level necessary for informed consent and understanding participation instructions, and participating…
Interventions
- BehavioralOur Whole Lives (OWL)
OWL is a nine-session, web-accessible, self-paced mindfulness curriculum that has interactive components of self-monitoring and social support (online community). Our Whole Lives (OWL) online curriculum of self-management topics such as mindfulness, mind-body practices, education about chronic pain therapies, stress reduction, sleep, and nutrition. Once a week for 9 weeks participants will attend a 1.5 -2-hour online group session via Zoom or Google Meets, accessing it through GEMINI platform.
- BehavioralLow Dose Mindfulness Training
The GEMINI platform will facilitate the delivery of a low-dose version of Our Whole Lives program. OWL in this arm is a nine-session, web-accessible, self-paced curriculum, self-monitoring. Participants will interface with the GEMINI platform's static content.
Location
- Cambridge Health Alliance Center for Mindfulness and CompassionMalden, Massachusetts