NCT06952049

Does Psychoeducation Improve the Pain Relief Derived From a Brief Intervention

Does Psychoeducation Improve the Pain Relief Derived From a Brief Mindfulness-Based Intervention Delivered in a Clinic Waiting Room

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 646 (actual)
• Sponsor: Florida State University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This project is a single-site, five-arm, randomized controlled trial investigating whether providing patients in an orthopedic clinic waiting room psychoeducation about mindfulness impacts the degree of pain relief they experience during a mindfulness-based intervention.

Conditions

• Pain
• Acute Pain

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Pain Psychoeducation	In the pain psychoeducation intervention, participants will be randomized to listen to a three-minute recording about different pain management strategies (e.g., ice, rest) to promote overall well-being.
BEHAVIORAL	Mindfulness without Psychoeducation	In the mindfulness without psychoeducation intervention, participants will be randomized to listen to a three-minute mindfulness practice consisting of 1 minute of mindful breathing, 1 minute of mindful mapping, and 1 minute of mindfulness of personal meaning.
BEHAVIORAL	1 Minute Psychoeducation with 2 Minutes of Mindfulness (Pain Focus)	In the 1 Minute Psychoeducation with 2 minutes of Mindfulness (Pain Focus) intervention, participants will be randomized to listen to a 1 minute of psychoeducation about mindfulness, 1 minute of mindful breathing and 1 minute of mindful mapping.
BEHAVIORAL	1 Minute Psychoeducation with 2 Minutes of Mindfulness (Meaning Focus)	In the 1 Minute Psychoeducation with 2 minutes of Mindfulness (Meaning Focus) intervention, participants will be randomized to listen to a 1 minute of psychoeducation about mindfulness, 1 minute of mindful breathing and 1 minute of mindfulness of personal meaning.
BEHAVIORAL	2 Minutes of Psychoeducation with 1 Minute of Mindfulness	In the 2 Minutes of Psychoeducation with 1 Minute of Mindfulness intervention, participants will be randomized to listen to a 2 minute of psychoeducation about mindfulness and 1 minute of mindful breathing.

Timeline

• Start date: 2025-04-10
• Primary completion: 2025-12-18
• Completion: 2025-12-18
• First posted: 2025-04-30
• Last updated: 2026-02-27

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States