Enhancing interoceptive awareness in chronic pain and opioid misuse via mindfulness-oriented recovery enhancement.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Individuals with substance use disorders often report altered interoceptive awareness of internal bodily signals. However, it is unclear whether these alterations also extend to patients with chronic pain who misuse opioids, and whether interventions that enhance interoceptive awareness, such as mindfulness-based therapies, may reduce opioid misuse in this population.

Methods

At baseline, participants (N = 372) with chronic pain on long-term opioid therapy completed the Multidimensional Assessment of Interoceptive Awareness (MAIA), Current Opioid Misuse Measure (COMM), and the Brief Pain Inventory. A subset identified as having an elevated risk for opioid misuse (n = 250) were randomized to an 8 week Mindfulness-Oriented Recovery Enhancement (MORE) program or su

SUBMITTER: Parisi A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12624760 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature