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Feasibility in France of a Mindfulness-based Group Therapy for Adolescents With Chronic Pain
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating Mindfulness-based interventions (MBI's) for Chronic Pain. Completed, enrolled 27 participants across 1 site.
Detailed Summary
The main objective is to study the feasibility of a program for the management of chronic painful adolescents in meditation groups. This program is an adaptation of the MBI-A (Mindfulness-based intervention for adolescent) program developed in another socio-cultural context (i.e. in Canada). The secondary objectives will be to study the effect of a mindfulness meditation program for adolescents on pain, quality of life, acceptance of pain, functional disability, catastrophism, anxiety-depression, emotional repercussions and acceptance of mindfulness
Study Details
Timeline
Interventions
Mindfulness Based Intervention with eight sessions (one session per week) of two hours dedicated to adolescents will be provided. The intervention will focus on skill building and will incorporate mindfulness meditation, exercises and activities specially adapted to teenagers with chronic pain. Topics will include mind body connection, the effect of stress on pain, living in the present moment, focused awareness, responding versus reacting to pain and/ or difficult situations, non judgement, gratitude, kindness and compassion towards self and others.