Mindfulness-Oriented Recovery Enhancement vs Supportive Group Therapy for Co-occurring Opioid Misuse and Chronic Pain in Primary Care: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Successful treatment of opioid misuse among people with chronic pain has proven elusive. Guidelines recommend nonopioid therapies, but the efficacy of mindfulness-based interventions for opioid misuse is uncertain.

Objective

To evaluate the efficacy of Mindfulness-Oriented Recovery Enhancement (MORE) for the reduction of opioid misuse and chronic pain.

Design, setting, and participants

This interviewer-blinded randomized clinical trial enrolled patients from primary care clinics in Utah between January 4, 2016, and January 16, 2020. The study included 250 adults with chronic pain receiving long-term opioid therapy who were misusing opioid medications.

Interventions

Treatment with MORE (comprising training in mindfulness, reappraisal, and savoring pos

SUBMITTER: Garland EL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8886485 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature