Randomized, wait-list-controlled pilot study of app-delivered mindfulness for patients reporting chronic pain.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Chronic pain creates economic burden and exerts profound individual and societal harm. Mobile application (app)-delivered mindfulness meditation may be an important approach to self-management of chronic pain.

Objectives

We examined the feasibility, acceptability, and impact of app-delivered mindfulness meditation on pain cognition and daily functioning among patients reporting chronic pain.

Methods

We used a longitudinal, randomized, and wait-list-controlled design (NCT03495726) to evaluate changes in self-reported pain severity, pain catastrophizing, and social and physical functioning among participants randomized to 6 weeks of app-delivered mindfulness meditation, compared with participants randomized to a wait-list control group.

Results

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SUBMITTER: Mascaro JS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8546841 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan-Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature