Feasibility of Mindfulness Meditation Training and Home Practice in Persons With Spinal Cord Injury
About this trial
This is a trial enrolling individuals with chronic spinal cord injuries who experience chronic pain to test the feasibility of using an app-based mindfulness meditation training (MM) intervention. If included, participants will either: 1) practice audio-guided MM for at least 10 minutes daily for 6 weeks using the Mindfulness Coach app; or 2) listen or view health education presentations (active control) at least 10 minutes daily for 6 weeks on the TED app.
Included participants
Traumatic
What’s involved
Type
Details
- Participants will either 1) practice audio-guided MM for ≥ 10 minutes daily for 6 weeks using the free app "Mindfulness Coach" or 2) listen or view health education presentations (active control) ≥ 10 minutes daily for 6 weeks on the free TED app. - Final testing of feasibility (the proportion of eligible people who provide consent to use the app, complete the recommended minutes and all visits) will be performed after 3 years.
Potential benefits
Main benefits
Pain
Additional benefits
General health
Mental health and psychosocial factors
Good to know: Potential benefits are defined as outcomes that are being measured during and/or after the trial.
Wings for Life supports SCITrialsFinder
Wings for Life has proudly initiated, led and funded the new version of the SCI Trials Finder website. Wings for Life aims to find a cure for spinal cord injuries. The not-for-profit foundation funds world-class scientific research and clinical trials around the globe.
Learn more- Trial recruitment status
- Active
- Trial start date
- 6 Dec 2022
- Organisation
- The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
- Trial recruitment status
- Active
- Trial start date
- 6 Dec 2022
- Organisation
- The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
About this trial
Included participants
What’s involved
Potential benefits
Wings for Life supports SCITrialsFinder
Wings for Life has proudly initiated, led and funded the new version of the SCI Trials Finder website. Wings for Life aims to find a cure for spinal cord injuries. The not-for-profit foundation funds world-class scientific research and clinical trials around the globe.
Learn more