Mindfulness-Oriented Recovery Enhancement for Chronic Pain Patients Receiving Opioid Therapy

Completed · Phase 1

Conditions studied: Chronic Pain, Opioid Abuse, Unspecified Use

In brief

Persons suffering from chronic pain who are treated with long-term opioid therapy are at risk of misusing prescription opioids and developing opioid addiction. Moreover, long-term use of opioids may result in hyperalgesia, which exacerbates opioid craving and consumption. Mindfulness interventions have been shown reduce chronic pain symptoms, addictive processes, and substance use. The investigators hypothesize that relative to a support group control condition, participation in a novel mindfulness-oriented cognitive intervention, Mindfulness-Oriented Recovery Enhancement (MORE), will result in improved well-being and decreased pain, opioid craving, and opioid misuse behaviors among chronic pain patients receiving opioid therapy.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01505101

Run by

Florida State University

People needed

115

Starts

2011-10-01

Expected to finish

2013-07-01

Last updated by the study team

2014-08-06

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• chronic pain diagnosis (ICD-9 diagnoses 338.xx)
• treatment with prescription opioids for > 3 months

You may not qualify if…

• prior mindfulness training
• persons who are experiencing acute opioid withdrawal
• suicidal ideation
• psychosis

Where it is running

• FSU College of Social Work — Tallahassee, Florida, United States

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