NCT05286112

Mindfulness for Pain and Suicide

A Pilot Study on Mindfulness for Pain and Mental Health Outcomes

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 76 (actual)
• Sponsor: Canandaigua VA Medical Center · Federal
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The proposed study will assess the feasibility and acceptability of a mindfulness-based intervention to reduce functional impairment from chronic pain and risk of suicide.

Detailed description

The investigators are seeking to develop a combined intervention, MBCT-S/P, to focus on both improving functioning and mitigating suicide risk in veterans with chronic pain. The investigators plan to test the new manual's feasibility and acceptability in a sample of veterans experiencing chronic pain and suicidal ideation. Participants will be randomized to either the MBCT-S/P condition (n=38) or the Education control condition (n=38) to assess additional aspects of study feasibility. The investigators also plan to assess a variety of clinical outcomes including suicidal ideation, pain interference in activities, and opioid use. Participants will complete questionnaires pre-treatment, and 1-, 3-, and 6-months post-treatment.

Conditions

• Chronic Pain
• Suicidal Ideation
• Suicide, Attempted
• Opioid Use

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT)	10 sessions focused on increasing mindfulness awareness to address thoughts, emotions, and behaviors that maintain functional impairment and risk of suicide.
BEHAVIORAL	Health Education	Health education provides information on the importance and benefits of and guidelines for living a healthy lifestyle.

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-03-06
• Primary completion: 2025-03-21
• Completion: 2025-03-21
• First posted: 2022-03-18
• Last updated: 2026-03-17

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States