Comparing Mindfulness-based Breath Training and Heart Rate Variability Biofeedback for Shoulder Surgery Patients in the Postoperative Pain.

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Conditions studied: Pain, Postoperative, Shoulder Pain

In brief

Although shoulder surgeries can effectively relieve pain intensity and restore shoulder function, some patients reported persistent post-operative pain at the 6-month post-surgery follow-up visit. This randomized study aims to determine the effectiveness of three different types of bio-psychosocial support to pre-operative shoulder surgery patients. This study will examine the differential effects of brief mindfulness-based breathing, heart rate variability biofeedback (HRV-BF), and cognitive behavioral pain psychoeducation for pre-operative patients.

Key facts

Study ID: NCT05917262
Run by: Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
People needed: 120
Starts: 2023-11-13
Expected to finish: 2026-12-31
Last updated by the study team: 2026-05-22

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

shoulder pain patients with
(1) pain ≥3months and ≥3 days per week
(2) pain intensity ≥ 40 (VAS scale from 0 no pain to 100 very painful)
(3) the surgical indication would be based on orthopedics opinions

You may not qualify if…

history of shoulder surgery in the prior 3 years
osteoporotic vertebral fractures or rheumatologic diseases
chronic widespread pain syndromes (fibromyalgia or chronic fatigue syndrome)
neurological disease (i.e., stroke, parkinson's disease, etc..)
psychiatric disease (i.e., dementia, depression, schizophrenia, etc)
cancer
patients who practiced yoga, meditation, chi-qong, mindfulness, or deep breathing exercises more than three times per week

Where it is running

Chang Gung Memorial Hospital — Taoyuan, Taiwan (enrolling)

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