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NCT06891989 | NOT YET RECRUITING | Spinal Cord Injuries

Effects of a Mobile App-Based Mindfulness Intervention in Persons with Spinal Cord Injury and Chronic Pain
Sponsor:

The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston

Information provided by (Responsible Party):

Radha Corpolu

Brief Summary:

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of a 6-week app-guided MM intervention compared to a 6-week app-guided health education AC condition on pain intensity, pain interference, depression, and anxiety.

Condition or disease

Spinal Cord Injuries

Intervention/treatment

Mindfulness meditation (MM) Intervention

Health Education Active Control Intervention

Phase

NA

Study Type : INTERVENTIONAL
Estimated Enrollment : 282 participants
Masking : DOUBLE
Primary Purpose : TREATMENT
Official Title : Effects of a Mobile App-Based Mindfulness Intervention in Persons with Spinal Cord Injury and Chronic Pain: a Randomized Controlled Trial
Actual Study Start Date : 2026-01-01
Estimated Primary Completion Date : 2029-06-30
Estimated Study Completion Date : 2029-12-30

Information not available for Arms and Intervention/treatment

Ages Eligible for Study: 18 Years
Sexes Eligible for Study: ALL
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
  • * Traumatic SCI of at least 6 months duration
  • * Chronic pain \[defined as pain lasting at least 3 months with a pain intensity rating of 4 or higher on a 10-point visual analog scale\]
  • * Understand spoken and written English sufficiently to provide informed consent, participate in the intervention and complete study surveys
Exclusion Criteria
  • * Lack of daily internet access
  • * inability to demonstrate comprehension of informed consent by correctly answering 4 out of 5 questions about the study
  • * Significant visual/hearing impairment that does not allow use of the MM app's audiovisual presentations
  • * Use of any meditation more than once a week in the last 3 months
  • * Inability to provide or obtain an email address for registration to the AC intervention and/or communication with study staff
  • * inability to provide a phone number for communication with study staff
Effects of a Mobile App-Based Mindfulness Intervention in Persons with Spinal Cord Injury and Chronic Pain

Location Details

NCT06891989

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Locations

Not yet recruiting

United States, Texas

The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Houston, Texas, United States, 77030