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Mindfulness meditation for Postoperative Pain

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Waitlist Available
Led By Arthur Jenkins, III
Research Sponsored by Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
Patients that will undergo spine surgery including: single level lumbar fusion, posterior cervical laminectomy fusion, cervical laminaplasty
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up baseline up to 6 weeks
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Study Summary

This trial will study whether mindfulness meditation can help reduce post-operative pain and anxiety for people who are about to undergo spine surgery.

Eligible Conditions
  • Postoperative Pain
  • Meditation
  • Spinal Surgery

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

You may be eligible if you check “Yes” for the criteria below

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~baseline up to 6 weeks
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and baseline up to 6 weeks for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Change in Visual Analog Scale (VAS)
Visual Analog Scale
Secondary outcome measures
Antidepressive Agents
Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale
Muscle Relaxer Dosage
+9 more

Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
Group I: Mindfulness meditationExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Subjects who are instructed on use of the mindfulness meditation technique
Group II: ControlActive Control1 Intervention
Subjects will receive standard surgery treatment without any mindfulness intervention.
Treatment
First Studied
Drug Approval Stage
How many patients have taken this drug
Mindfulness meditation
2021
Completed Phase 2
~1020

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiLead Sponsor
860 Previous Clinical Trials
524,426 Total Patients Enrolled
4 Trials studying Postoperative Pain
424 Patients Enrolled for Postoperative Pain
Arthur Jenkins, III4.363 ReviewsPrincipal Investigator - Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
5Patient Review
This doctor was great! They took the time to explain my problem to me and didn't rush through the exam. They were very professional and I would definitely recommend them to my friends.

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Recent research and studies
clinicaltrials.govStudy
Mindfulness Meditation for Spine Surgery Pain
Arthur L Jenkins 2014. "Mindfulness Meditation for Spine Surgery Pain". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT02104349.
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