Phase II: GEMINI: Virtual Integrative Medical Group Visits for Managing Chronic Pain

Status: Recruiting
Location: See location...
Intervention Type: Behavioral
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Not Applicable
SUMMARY

The goal of this research study is to test the efficacy of a non-prescription medicine, web-based platform solution for patients with chronic pain, to improve pain self-management and related outcomes. The main question investigators aim to answer is; would the use of this web-based intervention plus an online group visit compared to control result in better pain-related outcomes and improved pain impact?

Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 18
Healthy Volunteers: f
View:

• English-speaking adults

• Over the age of 18

• Experiencing chronic musculoskeletal pain. (Pain may have more than one source; Pain must be non-malignant; Participant must have an average pain intensity of ≥ 4 (1 out of 10) in the past 7 days; Participant must meet the chronic criteria of a pain problem that has persisted at least 3 months, and has resulted in pain on at least half the days in the past 6 months)

Locations
United States
Massachusetts
Cambridge Health Alliance Center for Mindfulness and Compassion
RECRUITING
Malden
Contact Information
Primary
Paula Gardiner
pgardiner@challiance.org
617 806 8735
Backup
Alexandra Comeau
acomeau@challiance.org
617-806-8735
Time Frame
Start Date: 2024-08-01
Estimated Completion Date: 2025-11-30
Participants
Target number of participants: 212
Treatments
Experimental: Our Whole Lives (OWL)
Our Whole Lives (OWL) is a 9-week online curriculum on the GEMINI platform. OWL is a nine-session, web-accessible, self-paced mindfulness curriculum that has interactive components of self-monitoring and social support (online community).
Active_comparator: Low Dose Mindfulness Training
The GEMINI platform will facilitate the delivery of a low-dose mindfulness version of Our Whole Lives program. Participants will interface with the GEMINI platform's static content.
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Collaborators: National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH), BrightOutcome
Leads: Cambridge Health Alliance

This content was sourced from clinicaltrials.gov