Feasibility of a Mindfulness Intervention for Endometriosis Surgery

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Conditions studied: Endometriosis, Pain, Mindfulness

In brief

Endometriosis is a common cause of pelvic pain in women which has been historically under-studied and under-diagnosed. The goal of this research is to pilot-test the feasibility and acceptability of a manualized, single-session brief mindfulness-based intervention (BMBI) among participants with endometriosis-related chronic pelvic pain (ECPP) who undergo surgical treatment, and gather preliminary data necessary for future studies assessing BMBI's impact on outcomes in surgically-treated ECPP. This pilot study will enroll 10-20 adult participants with ECPP to receive either a BMBI adjunctive to treatment as usual (TAU; n=5-10) or education with TAU (n=5-10) prior to their ECPP surgery. The central hypothesis is the BMBI is feasible to deliver pre-operatively, acceptable to patients, and may help improve acute post-surgical outcomes through more adaptive stress coping and pain processing, enabled by mindfulness training.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT06141720

Run by

Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

People needed

20

Starts

2024-05-30

Expected to finish

2026-09-30

Last updated by the study team

2025-12-17

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

• age 18 years or older
• diagnosis or probable diagnosis of endometriosis
• candidate for surgical procedure for endometriosis
• English speaking
• have access to wifi and email

You may not qualify if…

• prior formal mindfulness training
• Unable to consent

Where it is running

• Penn State Health — Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States (enrolling)

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