NCT07143396

Evaluation of a Mind-Body Based Approach for Chronic Pain Treatment

Evaluation of a Mind-Body Application in Combination With a Graded Movement Program for the Treatment of Chronic Pain

• Status: Not Yet Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 100 (estimated)
• Sponsor: University of the Fraser Valley · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 19 Years – 75 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The investigators are evaluating the effects of a mind-body mobile application, in combination with a guided movement program, on the experience of chronic pain. Participants meeting the criteria for chronic/persistent pain (confirmed via self-report) will complete an online baseline questionnaire. Eligible participants will take part in an intervention that involves use of a 6-week free trial of a mind-body focused mobile application in combination with virtual asynchronous audio-guided somatic education sessions (gentle movement). External data from a usual care control arm and a mobile-app-only arm from a previous study by the same research team, National Clinical Trials (NCT) registry number NCT05090683, will be used for comparison with the current combined intervention. All participants will complete online surveys at the start of the study and after 6 weeks to measure pain intensity and interference (primary outcomes), mental health outcomes (depression, anxiety, stress), pain-related thoughts (pain catastrophizing), quality of life, and fear of movement (secondary outcomes). From weeks 2 to 6, participants will fill out weekly surveys to track how often they engage with each: the somatic education (gentle movement) program and the mobile app. Participants will also complete a follow-up survey at 12 weeks (6 weeks post-intervention conclusion).

Detailed description

See protocol for more details. (submitted at time of registration)

Conditions

• Chronic Pain
• Migraine
• Chronic Pain Syndrome

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Mind-body mobile application and guided movement	Self-directed: The study team recommends daily use of the mobile app for 6 weeks, with a minimum of 4 times per week, and engagement with the somatic education program at least 3 times per week for 6 weeks. Frequency of app usage and somatic education engagement will be monitored via weekly surveys.

Timeline

• Start date: 2025-10-01
• Primary completion: 2025-11-01
• Completion: 2025-12-01
• First posted: 2025-08-27
• Last updated: 2025-09-08

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Canada