NCT02683278

Fibromyalgia: Interventions for Pain and Mood Regulation

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 170 (actual)
• Sponsor: Arizona State University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This study compares the impact of cognitive-behavioral therapy for pain (CBT-P), mindful awareness and acceptance treatment (M), and arthritis education as an active control condition (E) on mental and physical health outcomes among adults with chronic pain due to fibromyalgia (FM).

Detailed description

Both cognitive-behavioral and mindful-acceptance based treatments impact pain and disability in people with chronic pain conditions like fibromyalgia. However, these treatments target different mechanisms. The focus of CBT is on helping individuals manage their thoughts and behaviors related to pain. In contrast, the focus of M is on improving individuals' ability be aware of and accept their experiences, and to develop their positive emotional resources.

Conditions

• Fibromyalgia

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Cognitive-behavioral	Seven sessions of group-based treatment targeting skills to improve dysfunctional pain-related thoughts and behaviors
BEHAVIORAL	Mindfulness-acceptance	Seven sessions of group-based treatment targeting skills to improve mindful awareness and acceptance of pain and stress, and increase positive emotional experiences
OTHER	Pain Education	Seven sessions of group-based education to provide information regarding managing a chronic pain condition, but with no exercises to promote skill development

Timeline

• Start date: 2008-11-01
• Primary completion: 2014-10-01
• Completion: 2014-10-01
• First posted: 2016-02-17
• Last updated: 2016-02-17