NCT04765007

Efficacy of Mindfulness Therapy in Orofacial Chronic Pain

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 40 (estimated)
• Sponsor: University of Jaén · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Psychological impairments have a significant role in management and coping of pain in patients with orofacial pain disorders. The response of this kind of pathologies to topical or systemic medications is not predictable and mindfulness breathing and relaxation techniques could present good results since it help patients to accept their problem and to cope it. In consequence, the present study is aimed to evaluate the efficacy of a mindfulness therapy program in management of chronic orofacial pain.

Conditions

• Mindfulness
• Chronic Pain
• Orofacial Pain

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	mindfulness-based stress reduction	Eight sessions of two hours and a half, one day per week during eight weeks. In addition, patients will perform a day of intensive silent practice of 6-8 hours of duration. The content of each session balances three activities: the presentation of a topic, moments of dialogue and group exploration (using appreciative inquiry) and a Mindfulness practice. The sessions will take place in online format, through the google meet application
OTHER	Minimal intervention	A guided meditation program of eight weeks of duration will be provided to the patients and they will be informed about the procedure and the beneficial effects of the therapy.

Timeline

• Start date: 2021-05-04
• Primary completion: 2021-05-04
• Completion: 2021-10-07
• First posted: 2021-02-21
• Last updated: 2021-05-03