NCT07335159

Does Patient Testimonial Improve the Pain Relief Derived From a Brief Intervention

Does Patient Testimonial Improve the Pain Relief Derived From a Brief Behavioral Intervention Delivered to Patients Experiencing Pain in a Clinic Waiting Room

• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 400 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Florida State University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This project is a single-site, two-arm, randomized controlled trial investigating whether providing patients in an orthopedic clinic waiting room an audio-recorded mindfulness practice decreases their pain relative to an injury management control condition.

Conditions

• Pain
• Acute Pain
• Chronic Pain
• Pain Management

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Pain Psychoeducation	In the pain psychoeducation intervention, participants will be randomized to listen to a four-minute recording about different pain management strategies (e.g., ice, rest) to promote overall well-being.
BEHAVIORAL	Mindfulness	In the mindfulness intervention, participants will be randomized to listen to 1 minute of psychoeducation about mindfulness that includes a patient testimonial, 1 minute of mindful breathing, 1 minute of mindful mapping (i.e., mindfulness of pain), and 1 minute of mindfulness of personal meaning.

Timeline

• Start date: 2026-01-05
• Primary completion: 2026-05-30
• Completion: 2026-05-30
• First posted: 2026-01-13
• Last updated: 2026-03-30

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States