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The Effect of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction on Pain and Function in Persons With Knee Osteoarthritis
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction and Health Enhancement Program for Knee Osteoarthritis. Completed, enrolled 9 participants across 1 site.
Detailed Summary
The purpose of this study is to see if stress reduction can lead to less pain due to knee osteoarthritis. To do this the investigators will compare two types of stress reduction modalities, Mindfulness-Based Stressed Reduction (MBSR) and a Health Enhancement Program (HEP). Both include stress reduction techniques, but MBSR has a mindfulness component that includes meditation. MBSR will be provided either in-person or online and HEP will be in-person. The assignment to the stress reduction program will be determined by the Principal Investigator. In order to assess for stress reduction and pain reduction the investigators will use validated measuring tools before, during, and after the course instructions.
Study Details
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Interventions
The intervention will be an MBSR course.
Propose to use an active control training, the Health Enhancement Program (HEP), an intervention designed to isolate mindfulness as a testable active ingredient. HEP and MBSR are structurally equivalent in that they share the same amount of in- and out-of class work time. The content of the HEP intervention meet the following criteria: (1) class activities match MBSR activities as closely as possible, (2) activities represent valid, active, therapeutic ingredients in their own right, and (3) these ingredients do not include mindfulness.