Brief Behavioral Intervention for Pain (Shepherd's Hope)
Florida State University
Summary
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.
Eligibility
- Age range
- 18+ years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Yes
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.
Interventions
- BehavioralPain Coping Information
A 4-minute audio recording providing common pain coping techniques (e.g., ice, rest, medication, surgery).
- BehavioralMindful Pain Management
A 4-minute audio recording consisting of a 1-minute introduction to mindfulness followed by a 1-minute and 30-second mindful breathing practice and a 1-minute and 30-second mindfulness of pain practice.
Location
- Shepherd's Hope Downtown ClinicOrlando, Florida