Full Title
Brief (<10-Minute) Behavioral Intervention for Pain
Background
Mind-body interventions can effectively treat pain, but traditional mind-body intervention formats are often too burdensome for both patients and providers. To increase accessibility, mind-body interventions need to be shorter and easier to encounter within the medical system. In multiple randomized controlled trials, we have found that brief mind-body interventions (ranging from 3 minutes to 20 minutes in length) can be embedded into routine medical care pathways. However, these brief mind-body interventions have been conducted under the auspices of a single provider or visit type. The next step in this research program is to expand access to brief mind-body interventions across an entire health care clinic.
This is a multi-site, randomized controlled trial examining the impact of <10-minute mind-body interventions (e.g., mindfulness, breathwork, music) - on patient acute pain, anxiety, and treatment satisfaction. This study enrolls participants at the Tallahassee Orthopedic Clinic, in Tallahassee, FL, and Shepherd’s Hope, in Orlando, FL.
Managing acute pain well has the potential to prevent the development of chronic pain and chronic opioid use. Given the personal, financial, and societal burdens of chronic pain and chronic opioid use, this project has far-reaching implications. If proven effective, the <10-minute mind-body interventions would be highly scalable, low-cost (e.g., sustainable), non-pharmacologic treatment option for pain. Additionally, this project implemented at Shepherd’s Hope will be one of the first investigations into brief mindfulness-based interventions for a Spanish speaking patient population.
Aims
- AIM 1 is to assess the differential effects of one or more mind-body interventions vs. pain psychoeducation on patients' acute pain immediately after listening to their respective audio-recording and at the end of their provider visit.
- AIM 2 is to assess the differential effects between one or more mind-body interventions on patients' acute anxiety symptoms immediately after listening to their respective audio-recording.
- AIM 3 is to assess the differential effects of one or more mind-body interventions on patients' treatment satisfaction at the end of their provider visit.
Partnerships
Publications
Hanley, A.H., Zingg, R.W., Smith, B, Zappa, M., White, S., Davis, A., Worts. P.W., Zegers, C., & Martorella, G. Mindfulness in the Clinic Waiting Room Decreases Pain: Results from Three Pilot Randomized Controlled Trials. Published online 2024
Hanley, A.H., Gibson, R., Davis, A., Stecher, C., Childs, K., Worts, P. Mindfulness in the Orthopedic Clinic Waiting Room Decreases Pain: Results from a Randomized Controlled Trial. Manuscr Submitt Publ. Published online 2025.
Funding Source
This project is not supported by any external funding.