The chronic pain skills study: Protocol for a randomized controlled trial comparing hypnosis, mindfulness meditation and pain education in Veterans.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To describe the protocol of a randomized controlled trial to evaluate the effectiveness and mechanisms of three behavioral interventions.

Methods

Participants will include up to 343 Veterans with chronic pain due to a broad range of etiologies, randomly assigned to one of three 8-week manualized in-person group treatments: (1) Hypnosis (HYP), (2) Mindfulness Meditation (MM), or (3) Education Control (EDU).

Projected outcomes

The primary aim of the study is to compare the effectiveness of HYP and MM to EDU on average pain intensity measured pre- and post-treatment. Additional study aims will explore the effectiveness of HYP and MM compared to EDU on secondary outcomes (i.e., pain interference, sleep, depression, anxiety and PTSD), and the maintenance of effe

SUBMITTER: Williams RM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7072005 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature