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Mindfulness and Chronic Low Back Pain

NCT03354585 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 120

Last updated 2024-04-29

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Summary

The purpose of this study is to see if mindfulness, a form of mental training, or listening to a book alters brain activation in response to raising your leg that may produce the feeling of pain. A technique called functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) allows scientists to determine which parts of the brain are active during a particular task. This study will provide new information about how mindfulness affects the brain.

Conditions

  • Chronic Low Back Pain

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

mindfulness training

A well-validated brief mindfulness-based mental training regimen \[20 min/session(s)\] will be used to teach patients to independently practice mindfulness. Participants will be asked to close their eyes acknowledge distracting thoughts and feelings.

BEHAVIORAL

non-mindfulness training

A well-validated brief meditation-based mental training regimen \[20 min/session(s)\] will be used to teach patients to independently practice deep breathing. Participants will be asked to close their eyes acknowledge distracting thoughts and feelings.

BEHAVIORAL

book-listening

Study volunteers will listen to The Natural History and Antiquities of Selborne throughout the intervention.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Fadel Zeidan, PhD · Principal Investigator

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
TRIPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2020-01-02
Primary Completion
2024-02-05
Completion
2024-02-05

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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Read the full study record

This page highlights key information. For complete eligibility criteria, study locations, investigator contacts, and the full protocol, visit the original record on ClinicalTrials.gov.

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