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Evaluating a Chronic Pain Treatment Program

NCT00861302 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE1 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 72

Last updated 2012-06-19

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This interventional study seeks to evaluate the overall outcomes of a novel, emotional awareness intervention for people with chronic musculoskeletal pain and determine which patients benefit the most from this intervention. The investigators also are evaluating the effects of brief emotional communication technique embedded in the pre-treatment assessment.

Conditions

  • Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Mind-body emotional awareness program

This intervention, developed and offered by Dr. Howard Schubiner of St. John Providence Health System, consists of a single individual session with him, followed by four, classroom group sessions. The intervention includes expressive writing, mindfulness, and other techniques designed to enhance awareness and acceptance of the emotional factors underlying the chronic pain problem.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Foundation

    collaborator OTHER

  • Wayne State University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Mark A Lumley, Ph.D. · Wayne State University

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2008-09-30
Primary Completion
2011-11-30
Completion
2011-11-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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