Recruiting

Mindful Walking

Sponsor:

Clemson University

Code:

NCT06088329

Conditions

Chronic Pain

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Interventions

Mindful Walking for Adults with Chronic Pain

Study Details

Brief summary:

Both mindfulness-based interventions and light physical activity have been shown as effective in reducing the burden of chronic pain. This proposed intervention, mindful walking (MW), is a combination of physical activity and mindfulness-based intervention aimed at reducing pain with a non-pharmacological approach. In MW, mindfulness-based instructions emphasized acknowledging arising thoughts, feelings, and/or emotions without judgment or emotional reaction and to "simply return their attention back to the footstep" sensation whenever such discursive events occur. Furthermore, subjects will be taught that perceived sensory and affective events were "momentary" and "fleeting" and do not require further interpretation or evaluation.

Conditions

Chronic Pain

Study ID

NCT06088329

Start date

Nov 14, 2023

Status verified date

Nov, 2023

Completion date

Dec 31, 2023

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Dec 6, 2023

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Individuals 18 years of age or older
  • Residents in Oconee and Pickens County
  • Individuals with mild to severe chronic pain (i.e., neuropathic pain, postoperative pain, migraine headaches, etc.)
  • Individuals must be able to read and understand English (can speak other languages), a translator will not be provided.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Current Mindfulness practice.
  • Individuals without chronic pain.
  • Individuals who cannot walk without assistance for more than 5 minutes.
  • Individuals who do not experience mild to severe chronic pain for at least 3 days per week every week on average.

Study Design

Enrollment

15 participants

Anticipated

Intervention Model

Single group

Primary purpose

Supportive Care

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

experimental: Mindful Walking

All participants will belong to the experimental mindful walking arm for our single arm feasibility study.

Interventions

Mindful Walking for Adults with Chronic Pain

Participants identified with chronic pain will complete 6 sessions of mindfulness based walking exercises.

Primary outcome measure

  • Pain Intensity [ Time Frame: Over a 6 week time frame from the start at baseline of the study (week 0) to the end of the study (week 6). ]
  • Unpleasantness of the pain [ Time Frame: Over a 6 week time frame from the start at baseline of the study (week 0) to the end of the study (week 6). ]
  • Pain-related functional scale [ Time Frame: Over a 6 week time frame from the start at baseline of the study (week 0) to the end of the study (week 6). ]
  • Pain-related quality of life [ Time Frame: Over a 6 week time frame from the start at baseline of the study (week 0) to the end of the study (week 6). ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Principal Investigator

864-656-0495lus@clemson.edu

Project Organizer

864-986-4077kmegget@clemson.edu

Locations

Clemson University

Recruiting

Clemson, South Carolina, United States, 29631

More Information

Sponsor

Clemson University

Last update posted

Nov 18, 2023

Last verified

Nov, 2023

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-10. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by Clemson University on 2023-11-18.