Psychosocial Support for Acute Hospital Pain and Distress

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Conditions studied: Acute Pain

In brief

The purpose of this randomized study is to determine the impact of three different types of psychosocial support delivered by social workers to patients reporting uncontrolled pain during a hospital stay. This study will examine the differential effects of brief mindfulness training, therapeutic suggestion, and psychoeducation for patients reporting uncontrolled pain.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02590029

Run by

University of Utah

People needed

244

Starts

2015-11-01

Expected to finish

2018-10-01

Last updated by the study team

2020-03-06

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

• English-speaking males or females 18 or older within the University of Utah Hospital system reporting "intolerable pain" or "inadequate pain control" on the Clinically Aligned Pain Assessment Tool (CAPA; Donaldson \& Chapman, 2013).

You may not qualify if…

• Altered mental status due to delirium, psychosis, or pharmacological sedation as determined by clinical assessment.

Where it is running

• University of Utah Hospital — Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

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