Does Patient Testimonial Improve the Pain Relief Derived From a Brief Behavioral Intervention Delivered to Patients Experiencing Pain in a Clinic Waiting Room
Florida State University
Summary
This project is a single-site, two-arm, randomized controlled trial investigating whether providing patients in an orthopedic clinic waiting room an audio-recorded mindfulness practice decreases their pain relative to an injury management control condition.
Eligibility
- Age range
- 18+ years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria: * Receiving treatment at Tallahassee Orthopedic Center * Understanding English instructions fluently * Being 18 years of age or older Exclusion Criteria: * Unable to consent because of physical or mental incapacity.
Interventions
- BehavioralPain Psychoeducation
In the pain psychoeducation intervention, participants will be randomized to listen to a four-minute recording about different pain management strategies (e.g., ice, rest) to promote overall well-being.
- BehavioralMindfulness
In the mindfulness intervention, participants will be randomized to listen to 1 minute of psychoeducation about mindfulness that includes a patient testimonial, 1 minute of mindful breathing, 1 minute of mindful mapping (i.e., mindfulness of pain), and 1 minute of mindfulness of personal meaning.
Location
- Tallahassee Orthopedic ClinicTallahassee, Florida