The Effects and Mechanisms of Brief Mindfulness Meditation and Hypnosis for Pain
The Effects and Mechanisms of Brief Training in Mindfulness Meditation and Hypnosis for Pain Management, Relative to an Inert Control
The University of Queensland
300 participants
Mar 24, 2022
INTERVENTIONAL
Conditions
Summary
The aim of this study is to determine the effects and mechanisms of 1 x 20-min training in mindfulness meditation and self-hypnosis relative to an inert control. Participants will be randomly assigned to condition. The dual primary outcomes will be pre- to post-training changes in current pain intensity and pain unpleasantness. The active treatments are hypothesized to produce greater reductions in pain outcomes than the control. It is also hypothesized that change in mindfulness will be a mediator specific to mindfulness meditation, while change in affect and decentering will be mediators of the hypnosis condition. Moderators of response will also be explored.
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria4
- Must be 18 years of age;
- Experience chronic or recurrent pain;
- Have access to a computer, phone or tablet with internet capability; and
- Be able to read and understand English.
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Interventions
Participants in the mindfulness meditation condition will listen to a 20minute guided mindfulness meditation practice that holds the breath and body as the object of meditation.
Participants in self-hypnosis will listen to a 20-minute audio-guided hypnosis practice with an induction phase, followed by suggestions tailored towards shifts in affect and decentering, and then a re-alerting with post-hypnotic suggestions phase.
Control participants will listen to a 20-minute natural history recording which was chosen as past research has found that individuals who listen to it report this to be a neutral, but relaxing passage, and it has been used as an effective control condition in previous research.
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NCT05323383