NCT04788329

The Effect of Mindfulness Programs on Postoperative Pain

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 23 (actual)
• Sponsor: NYU Langone Health · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 100 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

Participants undergoing hand surgery will be assessed and compared for postoperative pain. The patients' experience of going through surgery will be evaluated. The patient satisfaction and patient assessed outcomes will be measured.

Detailed description

Participants undergoing hand surgery will be randomized into either a control group or one of two groups that undergo mindfulness training during the perioperative period. One of the treatment groups will be enrolled in the program "Prepare for Surgery, Heal Faster" provided by NYU. The other treatment group will be enrolled in Wim Hof Method, a meditation program. This program is not provided by NYU, but instructions will be provided to the patient on how to complete the meditative exercises involved in this established method. Postop pain medication and pain scores will be monitored.

Conditions

• Post Operative Pain

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	"Prepare for Surgery, Heal Faster" Program	This NYU program teaches patients how to feel calmer before surgery. Patients are taught relaxation techniques by phone or in person by trained NYU personnel. The program uses five steps to ease stress-related symptoms prior to surgery and improve help recovery time. By practicing deep relaxation, it is possible to reduce anxiety and promote a feeling of calmness. The patient swill be enrolled in the course preoperatively and will be ask to continue these meditations for ten weeks.
BEHAVIORAL	Wim Hof Method	Patients will be enrolled in Wim Hof Method, a breathing/meditation program. This is a free online program, developed by a man named Wim Hof and his techniques. On this website, he explains the origins and methods behind his teachings ( https://www.wimhofmethod.com/iceman-wim-hof. ). Patients in this group will take the online free course provided by the Wim Hof Method. The patients will be introduced to the online course preoperatively. The three pillars of the WHM are 1) breathing/meditation, 2) stretching exercises and 3) gradual cold exposure. The patients will be told to concentrate on the breathing and meditation component, they may not be able to participate in the cold exposure (cold showers, ice baths) in the immediate post op period because of the open wounds.

Timeline

• Start date: 2021-02-15
• Primary completion: 2022-03-01
• Completion: 2022-03-01
• First posted: 2021-03-09
• Last updated: 2022-03-21

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States