Compassion Training and Pain

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Conditions studied: Chronic Pain

In brief

The purpose of this study is to determine whether compassion training will improve the physical and psychological well-being of patients with chronic pain. The investigators also want to determine whether any benefit of compassion training in the patients "spreads" to significant others with whom the patient has a close relationship.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01776645

Run by

Stanford University

People needed

56

Starts

2013-01-01

Expected to finish

2013-05-01

Last updated by the study team

2013-12-16

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Age 18+ and chronic pain for >6months
• Pain over the last month
• Ability to read, write, and converse in English
• If being treated for pain condition, then stable treatment regimen.
• For significant others:
• 18 years of age or older 2)Ability to read, write, and converse in English

You may not qualify if…

• For patients and significant others:
• Current or history of a psychological disorder that would interfere with study procedures, at the discretion of the researcher.
• For patients only:
• prior compassion meditation experience
• on going legal action or disability claim
• currently pregnant or planning to become pregnant

Where it is running

• Stanford University School of Medicine — Palo Alto, California, United States

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