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PainNCT04477278

Examining the Impact of Mindfulness on Patients' Experience of Osteopathic Manipulation

A study testing Mindfulness Meditation and History of Osteopathy in people with Pain and Satisfaction, Patient, run by University of Utah at 1 site in United States.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

This is a single site, two-arm, parallel group pilot randomized controlled trial examining the effect of coupling a brief mindfulness-based intervention with an osteopathic manipulation session for pain patients. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and olderHealthy volunteers can take part
Conditions the study is for
Pain, Satisfaction, Patient
What is being tested?
Mindfulness Meditation and History of Osteopathy
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
39 participants
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
25 Mar 2019to 23 Jun 2020
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 years and older
  • All sexes
  • Healthy volunteers accepted
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Patients scheduled for OMT at the Huntsman Cancer Institute

Who cannot join

  • Altered mental status due to delirium, psychosis, or medication sedation as determined by treating clinician.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United States1 site
  • University of Utah

    Salt Lake City, Utah, 84112

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About this study

This is a single site, two-arm, parallel group pilot randomized controlled trial examining the effect of coupling a brief mindfulness-based intervention with an osteopathic manipulation session for pain patients.

Being tested
Mindfulness Meditation, History of Osteopathy
Medical subject headings
Pain, Patient Satisfaction

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Mindfulness MeditationBehavioural

    The mindfulness meditation recording consisted of instruction in focused attention on breath and body sensations and metacognitive monitoring and acceptance of discursive thoughts, negative emotions, and pain.

  • History of OsteopathyBehavioural

    The history of osteopathy recording introduced patients to the founder of osteopathy, Andrew Taylor Still, and his philosophy of healing.

Study groups in NCT04477278
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Audio-Guided Mindfulness InterventionExperimentalBrief, 8-minute, audio-guided mindfulness intervention delivered prior to osteopathic manipulation.
Receives: Behavioral: Mindfulness Meditation
History of OsteopathyActive comparatorBrief, 8-minute, audio-guided history of osteopathy delivered prior to osteopathic manipulation.
Receives: Behavioral: History of Osteopathy

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Change in Pain Intensity from immediately before session to immediately after

    Pain intensity was measured with individual items rated on a numeric rating scale (0-10). Higher scores indicate more pain.

    Measured: Immediately before and after the osteopathic manipulation session (i.e., 1 hour)

Secondary outcomes (4)
  1. Change in Sensation Ratio (Pleasant/Unpleasant) from immediately before session to immediately after

    The sensation manikin is a digital human figure silhouette that is overlaid with a grid of 786 "sensation" pixels. Participants identify locations (i.e., grid pixels) on the manikin where they feel both pleasant and unpleasant sensations. Clicking once on any grid pixel turns that location blue, indicating a pleasant sensation. Clicking twice on any grid pixel turns that location red, indicating an unpleasant sensation. Each participant was instructed to color the entire area in which they were currently feeling sensation in their body. A clinically useful sensation ratio score is achieved by dividing the number of pleasant sensation pixels reported by the number of unpleasant sensation pixels reported. Higher scores indicate a larger pleasant sensation to unpleasant sensation ratio.

    Measured: Immediately before and after the osteopathic manipulation session (i.e., 1 hour)

  2. Patient Satisfaction

    Session satisfaction was measured with an individual item ("I am satisfied with my treatment session.") rated on a numeric rating scale (0-10). Higher scores indicate greater satisfaction.

    Measured: Immediately after the osteopathic manipulation session

  3. Change in Mindfulness of the Body from immediately before pre-session audio recording to immediately after

    Mindfulness of the body was measured with an individual item ("I felt in contact with my body") from the State Mindfulness Scale (Tanay \& Bernstein, 2013) rated on a numeric rating scale (0-10). Higher scores indicate more mindfulness of the body.

    Measured: Immediately before and after the pre-session audio recording (i.e., 10 minutes)

  4. Change in Embodied Safety from immediately before pre-session audio recording to immediately after

    Embodied safety was measured with an individual item ("I felt my body was a safe place."), from the Multidimensional Assessment of Interoceptive Awareness (Mehling et al., 2012) rated on a numeric rating scale (0-10). Higher scores indicate greater embodied safety.

    Measured: Immediately before and after the pre-session audio recording (i.e., 10 minutes)

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted20 Jul 2020
  2. Study start25 Mar 2019
  3. Primary completion16 Sep 2019
  4. Study completion23 Jun 2020

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
Triple blind
Who is masked
Care provider, Investigator, Outcomes assessor
Enrolment
39 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT04477278
Sponsor's protocol ID
IRB_00116896
Status last verified
Jul 2020
First submitted
13 Jul 2020
Last updated
20 Jul 2020
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
Undecided: Data will be made available to qualified applicants upon receipt of worthy project proposal

Publications

  • Hanley AW, Wilson Zingg R, Smith B, Zappa M, White S, Davis A, Worts PR, Culjat C, Martorella G. Mindfulness in the Clinic Waiting Room May Decrease Pain: Results from Three Pilot Randomized Controlled Trials. J Integr Complement Med. 2024 Nov;30(11):1082-1091. doi: 10.1089/jicm.2024.0020. Epub 2024 May 17.

    PubMed 38757714

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Mindfulness Meditation and History of Osteopathy in people with Pain and Satisfaction, Patient, run by University of Utah at 1 site in United States.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 1 inclusion and 1 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 20 Jul 2020. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Change in Pain Intensity from immediately before session to immediately after (time frame: Immediately before and after the osteopathic manipulation session (i.e., 1 hour)). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT04477278, which also lists 1 linked publication.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 20 Jul 2020.

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