CompletedNot Applicable

How Does Mindfulness Meditation Buffer the Negative Effects of Pain and Suffering in the COVID-19 World? (Pain Sample)

Australia373 participantsStarted 2020-10-28

Plain-language summary

Both mindfulness meditation and expectancy effects are known to reduce pain intensity, pain unpleasantness and pain catastrophizing, but it is unknown whether and how expectancy effects contribute to the overall effect of mindfulness meditation on these outcomes, especially during significant global events such as the coronavirus pandemic. This study includes four interrelated aims that will probe these effects and interactions.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * At least 18 years of age * Recurrent pain (two or more days in the last month) * Chronic pain (pain most days in the last three months) * Able to read and understand English Exclusion Criteria: * Not experiencing recurrent or chronic pain * Incomplete or invalid data (response time \< 32 minutes, failing attention checks) * Completing the 20-minute training module in \< 18 minutes or \> 90 minutes

What they're measuring

Pain intensity

Timeframe: 40 minutes

Pain Unpleasantness

Timeframe: 40 minutes

Trial details

NCT IDNCT04602286

SponsorThe University of Queensland

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2021-09-28

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