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Mind Body Syndrome Therapy for Chronic Pain

This study is looking into whether mind-body techniques can help people with chronic back pain. You might be able to join if you are between 18 and 67 years old, have had chronic back pain for at least three months, and are open to trying mind-body approaches. The study will compare two different mind-body interventions (Mind Body Intervention 1 and Mind Body Intervention 2) to usual care. The main goal is to see if these interventions can reduce your pain-related disability after 26 weeks. The study is currently unclear about its recruitment status and plans to enroll 150 people.

Study design
This is a randomized, partially blinded study comparing two mind-body interventions to usual care and an active control. It plans to enroll 150 participants.
What's involved
Mind Body Intervention 1 will be taught in lectures and group discussions. Mind Body Intervention 2 will be taught in lectures and group and/or individual sessions.
Compensation
Not stated in the trial record.
Follow-up
Pain disability will be measured at 26 weeks.

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NCT04689646

Mind Body Syndrome Therapy for Chronic Pain

Recruiting
NAAges 18–67InterventionalTreatment
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
~150 participants
Updated 2026-03-17 on ClinicalTrials.gov
What's tested:Mind Body Intervention 1Mind body intervention 2

At a glance

Recruiting sites
1 of 1 listed site is recruiting right now
RecruitingSuspended, closed, or not yet open
What they're measuring
Pain Disability
Measured over 26 weeks

Conditions

Chronic Pain
Chronic Pain Syndrome

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Chronic back pain

Where it's being run

1 sites across 1 states
Massachusetts1

Study leadership

  • Michael Donnino, MD · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Who to contact

Samuel Kukler, BA
[email protected]
617-754-2885
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Eligibility criteria

Inclusion

Adult patient 18 ≥ years old
Chronic back pain
Pain persistent for a minimum of 3 days a week for the past three months prior to enrollment
Willingness to consider mind-body intervention
At least score of 2 or more on Roland Disability Questionnaire
At least score of 3 or more back pain bothersomeness

Exclusion

Patients \< 18 years of age
Patients \> 67 years of age
Diagnosed organic disease as cause of pain, such as (but not limited) to malignancy, neurologic disorder (i.e., amyotrophic lateral sclerosis), cauda equina syndrome (note that pain related to disc disease is not an exclusion unless there are neurological impairments)
Patients with a diagnosis of significant psychiatric co-morbidities such as schizophrenia, dementia, and bipolar disorder

What this trial measures

  • Pain Disability26 weeks

    Roland Morris Disability Index (Scale 0-24 with 24 being worst)