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Investigating Biological Targets, Markers, and Intervention for Chronic Pain

N/A
Waitlist Available
Led By Poppy LA Schoenberg, PhD
Research Sponsored by Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
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Must have
Be between 18 and 65 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up 36 months
Awards & highlights
No Placebo-Only Group

Summary

This trial investigates how mindfulness practices can help adults with chronic pain by improving their ability to manage thoughts and emotions, potentially reducing pain and improving mental health. Mindfulness interventions have been extensively studied and shown to be beneficial for chronic pain management through various psychological, physiological, and neural mechanisms.

Eligible Conditions
  • Chronic Pain
  • Cancer
  • Neuropathic Pain
  • Complex Regional Pain Syndrome

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~36 months
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 36 months for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Study objectives can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary study objectives
Electroencephalography (EEG)
Secondary study objectives
Cognitive-Behavioral Measure
Endocrine Measures
Other study objectives
Clinical: General Symptoms
Clinical: Interoception
Clinical: Mindfulness Skills
+1 more

Awards & Highlights

No Placebo-Only Group
All patients enrolled in this study will receive some form of active treatment.

Trial Design

3Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
Group I: Mindfulness Based Intervention (MBI)Experimental Treatment1 Intervention
Patients Active Intervention group
Group II: Healthy Control (HC)Active Control1 Intervention
Healthy Control receiving no treatment
Group III: Wait-list Control (WL)Active Control1 Intervention
Patients Control receiving no treatment
Treatment
First Studied
Drug Approval Stage
How many patients have taken this drug
Mindfulness Based Intervention
2018
N/A
~150

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Vanderbilt University Medical CenterLead Sponsor
904 Previous Clinical Trials
934,010 Total Patients Enrolled
10 Trials studying Chronic Pain
2,708 Patients Enrolled for Chronic Pain
Poppy LA Schoenberg, PhDPrincipal InvestigatorVanderbilt University Medical Center
1 Previous Clinical Trials
61 Total Patients Enrolled
~14 spots leftby Dec 2025
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