RecruitingNot ApplicableNCT06903962

Mind Body Intervention for Chronic Upper Extremity Pain (Repetitive Stress Injury)

Sponsor

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Enrollment

40 participants

Start Date

Mar 28, 2025

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Conditions

Chronic Pain Chronic Pain Syndrome Repetitive Stress Injury

Summary

The goal of this nonrandomized pilot study is to test a mind-body interventional approach for the treatment of chronic upper extremity pain or repetitive stress injury of the upper extremity (wrist/shoulder/elbow). 1. To determine if a mind-body intervention improves upper extremity functional capacity (ie., Disability of Arm Shoulder Hand - DASH) among people with chronic wrist, elbow, and shoulder pain 2. To determine if a mind-body intervention decreases pain intensity, pain-related anxiety, and overall somatic complaints in our trial participants. 3. To tailor the intervention and the outcomes assessment procedures for conducting a trial in a population with upper extremity pain.

Eligibility

Min Age: 18 YearsMax Age: 60 Years

Inclusion Criteria5

Adult (≥ 18 years of age)
A disability score ≥ 40 as per the QuickDASH survey
Presence of pain and perceived disability for a minimum of 3 months
Willing to engage in a Mind-Body intervention
Positive visualization test (onset of pain when patients visualize themselves performing tasks that generally bring on pain)

Exclusion Criteria5

Clear organic diagnosis of pain (e.g., cancer, infection, etc…) not inclusive of non-specific findings on imaging studies (e.g., mild arthritis)
Age greater than 60 years (due to an increased risk of there being an organic/physical cause for their pain and confounding results)
Diagnosis of cognitive impairment or dementia
Active addiction disorder, e.g. cocaine or IV heroin use, that would interfere with study participation
Major psychiatric comorbidity (e.g., schizophrenia). Anxiety and mild-moderate depression are not considered in this category

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Interventions

BEHAVIORALMind-Body Intervention

The mind-body intervention will include regular approximate 2 hour educational sessions and didactics learning mind body techniques. The sessions will be twice per week for the first 4 weeks and then subsequently once per week for a total of 13 weeks.