NCT02602535

Mindfulness-Oriented Recovery Enhancement For Chronic Pain and Prescription Opioid Misuse in Primary Care

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 250 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Utah · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 100 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The central aim of this study is to test the efficacy of Mindfulness-Oriented Recovery Enhancement (MORE), an intervention designed to disrupt the risk chain leading from chronic pain to prescription opioid misuse and addiction. The investigators plan to conduct a full scale clinical trial to determine whether MORE (relative to a support group control condition) can reduce symptoms of chronic pain and opioid misuse among patients who are receiving pain management in primary care via long-term opioid analgesic therapy.

Conditions

• Chronic Pain
• Opioid Use Disorders

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Mindfulness-Oriented Recovery Enhancement	Mindfulness-Oriented Recovery Enhancement (MORE) is a group behavioral intervention that unites mindfulness training, cognitive reappraisal, and positive psychological principles into an integrative intervention strategy targeting mechanisms of pain and opioid misuse.
BEHAVIORAL	Support Group	A conventional support group will allow participants to express emotions, share experiences, and receive social support under the guidance of a skilled therapist.

Timeline

• Start date: 2016-01-01
• Primary completion: 2020-10-01
• Completion: 2020-10-01
• First posted: 2015-11-11
• Last updated: 2025-04-22

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States