Mindfulness Interventions and Chronic Widespread Pain in Adolescents
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Conditions studied: Fibromyalgia, Chronic Widespread Pain
In brief
The primary objective of this study to determine the feasibility and acceptability of a mindfulness intervention for adolescents with juvenile fibromyalgia/ chronic widespread pain and other similar chronic symptoms.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT02190474
- Run by
- Yale University
- People needed
- 29
- Starts
- 2014-07-01
- Expected to finish
- 2016-12-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2017-03-03
Who can join
Age: 12 and older, up to 17. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- 2010 American College of Rheumatology (ACR) criteria based on the Widespread Pain Index (WPI) and Symptom Severity (SS) checklist.
- Functional Disability Score ≥13 indicating at least moderate disability
- Average pain intensity in the past week ≥ 4 on a 0-10 cm Visual Analog Scale.
- Access to mobile telephone/smartphone with text messaging plan in order to receive survey questions.
- Chronic symptoms such as fatigue, pain, bowel dysfunction, perceived cognitive impairment, or other non-specific symptoms persisting for 3-months or more, severe enough to have led to more than one visit to a medical provider. These symptoms must have not been found to be due to a definable general medical disorder despite adequate evaluation.
You may not qualify if…
- Diagnosis of an autoimmune or rheumatologic disease
- Current regular mindfulness meditation activity
- Serious illness (including mental illness/psychopathology) within 90 days prior to screening
- Inability or unwillingness of a parent to give consent/permission or child to assent
- Current use of opioid analgesics
- Current prescription for antidepressant medications
- Screening positive on the Columbia Suicide Screen (CSS)
- Active participation (weekly or more often) in a fibromyalgia or chronic disease support group
Where it is running
- Yale University — New Haven, Connecticut, United States
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