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Aging Successfully With Pain

30. september 2017 opdateret af: Natalia Morone, University of Pittsburgh

Effectiveness of a Mind-Body Program for Older Adults With Chronic Low Back Pain

The primary objective of this study is to determine the effectiveness of a mind-body program in increasing function and reducing pain among older adults with chronic low back pain

Studieoversigt

Detaljeret beskrivelse

Among mind-body therapies, there is evidence for an association between pain reduction and mindfulness meditation. Mindfulness meditation provides a potentially safe, effective, nonpharmacologic, noninvasive, simple method for pain relief and increased function that could be used for the frailest older adult. This experimental study is designed as a randomized, education controlled clinical trial of a mind-body program for older adults with chronic low back pain. A sample of 300 independent, community-dwelling adults 65 years of age and older will be recruited. After determining eligibility, study participants will give written informed consent and will be randomized to either the mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) program or the health education control program. Participants in the mind-body group will receive the intervention of eight weekly 90-minute mindfulness meditation sessions that are modeled on the MBSR program. Controls will receive an 8-week health education program based on the 10 Keys(TM) to Healthy Aging. After completion of the 8-week program, participants in both programs will be asked to return for 12 monthly booster sessions. Prior to initiating the program, immediately after the last program session, and 6 & 12 months later, the following parameters will be assessed: (1) physical function, (2) pain severity, (3) neuropsychological performance, (4) measures of mindfulness, (5) demographic factors, and (6) biomedical factors.

Undersøgelsestype

Interventionel

Tilmelding (Faktiske)

282

Fase

  • Ikke anvendelig

Kontakter og lokationer

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Studiesteder

    • Pennsylvania
      • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Forenede Stater, 15213
        • University of Pittsburgh

Deltagelseskriterier

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Berettigelseskriterier

Aldre berettiget til at studere

61 år og ældre (Ældre voksen)

Tager imod sunde frivillige

Ingen

Køn, der er berettiget til at studere

Alle

Beskrivelse

Inclusion Criteria:

  • 65 years or older
  • Have intact cognition (Mini-Mental Status Exam (MMSE) >24)
  • 65 years of age or older.
  • Have functional limitations due to their low back, defined as a score of at least 12 on the Roland and Morris Disability Questionnaire.
  • CLBP, defined as moderate pain occurring daily or almost every day for at least the previous three months.
  • Speak English.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Do not meet the above inclusion criteria
  • Have previously participated in a mindfulness meditation program.
  • Have serious underlying illness (like malignancy, infection, unexplained fever, weight loss or recent trauma) causing their pain.
  • Are non-ambulatory, or have severely impaired mobility (i.e., require the use of a walker): since measurement of physical performance in the proposed study includes timed chair rise, gait velocity, and standing balance, conditions other than back pain that could negatively impact these measures may confound our study results.
  • Have severe visual or hearing impairment: since this study will involve questionnaires and telephone evaluations, severe visual and/or hearing impairments may interfere with data collection and data validity. For example, the Mini-Mental Status Exam has never been validated in those with severe visual or hearing disturbance.
  • Have pain in other parts of the body that is more severe than their low back pain, [defined as pain other than in the lower back that occurs daily or almost every day and is of at least moderate intensity] or acute back pain: since we will be specifically evaluating chronic low back pain, we do not want to confound the outcome data with [significant pain] from other areas or with acute pain. Thus only participants with chronic low back pain severity that is greater than pain severity elsewhere in the body will be included.
  • Have acute or terminal illness: To insure weekly participation and a twelve month follow-up, participants with an acute or terminal illness will be excluded from the study.
  • Have moderate to severe depression, defined as a Geriatric Depression Scale score of 21 and above: since active depression may affect the psychological outcomes of the study and may affect compliance with participation in the intervention and control programs.
  • Do not have access to a telephone: since monthly assessments will be done over the telephone.

Studieplan

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Hvordan er undersøgelsen tilrettelagt?

Design detaljer

  • Primært formål: Behandling
  • Tildeling: Randomiseret
  • Interventionel model: Parallel tildeling
  • Maskning: Enkelt

Våben og indgreb

Deltagergruppe / Arm
Intervention / Behandling
Aktiv komparator: Behavioral-Mindfulness
Mindfulness Meditation
8-week mindfulness based program will be compared to and education control group
Placebo komparator: Behavioral-Health
Health Education Class
8-week health education program

Hvad måler undersøgelsen?

Primære resultatmål

Resultatmål
Foranstaltningsbeskrivelse
Tidsramme
Change in the Roland-Morris Questionnaire
Tidsramme: Change from Baseline to 8-weeks to 6-months to 12-months
The Roland-Morris Questionnaire is a disability measure in which greater levels of disability are reflected by higher numbers on a 24-point scale. The RMQ has been shown to yield reliable measurements, which are valid for inferring the level of disability, and to be sensitive to change over time for groups of patients with low back pain
Change from Baseline to 8-weeks to 6-months to 12-months

Samarbejdspartnere og efterforskere

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Efterforskere

  • Ledende efterforsker: Dr Natalia Morone, MD, MS, University of Pittsburgh

Publikationer og nyttige links

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Datoer for undersøgelser

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Studer store datoer

Studiestart

1. februar 2011

Primær færdiggørelse (Faktiske)

1. september 2014

Studieafslutning (Faktiske)

1. september 2015

Datoer for studieregistrering

Først indsendt

25. juli 2011

Først indsendt, der opfyldte QC-kriterier

28. juli 2011

Først opslået (Skøn)

29. juli 2011

Opdateringer af undersøgelsesjournaler

Sidste opdatering sendt (Faktiske)

3. oktober 2017

Sidste opdatering indsendt, der opfyldte kvalitetskontrolkriterier

30. september 2017

Sidst verificeret

1. september 2017

Mere information

Begreber relateret til denne undersøgelse

Yderligere relevante MeSH-vilkår

Andre undersøgelses-id-numre

  • PRO09100150
  • R01AG034078-01 (U.S. NIH-bevilling/kontrakt)

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