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

Psychosocial/other
Pain
Online since 4 September 2025, updated 7 days ago

About this trial

This trial is enrolling 282 individuals with chronic spinal cord injury to test the effect of a 6-week app-guided mindfulness meditation program on pain. If included, participants will be randomly assigned to use either the Mindfulness Coach app or the TED Talk app daily for 6 weeks. Final assessment of pain and mental health will be performed after 6 weeks.

Included participants

Gender
All
Age
≥ 18 years
Injury level
C1 - S5
  • Severity (AIS)?
  • Time since injury
    ≥ 6 months
  • Injury type
  • Traumatic

    Healthy volunteers
    No
    C1-S5

    What’s involved

    Type

    Psychosocial/other

    Details

    - Participants will be randomly assigned to use either the Mindfulness Coach app or the TED Talk app daily for 6 weeks. - Final assessment of pain and mental health will be performed after 6 weeks.

    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.

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    • Trial recruitment status
    • Recruiting soon
    • Trial start date
    • 1 Jan 2026
    • Organisation
    • The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
    • Trial recruitment status
    • Recruiting soon
    • Trial start date
    • 1 Jan 2026
    • Organisation
    • The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston

    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