Overview
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?
Description
This study has 6 mandatory components and 1 optional component:
- Recruitment Screening Call
- Informed Consent Session
- Baseline Survey Session
- Intervention: Engagement with the Our Whole Lives (OWL) an e-health platform: For 9 weeks, participants will all have access to a mindfulness program within OWL, optimized for people with chronic pain.
- Live-Online Mindfulness Group weekly
- Control: Low dose engagement with OWL with no group engagement.
- Follow-Up Survey Sessions at Week 10, Week 16, and Week 24.
- Online Focus Group/Individual Interview. Participants will be asked to participate in an OPTIONAL individual interview, or a one-hour focus group with other participants in the study who used the OWL website as well.
Researchers will compare two groups that will be using the web-based platform. Each group will have different engagement content from the web-based platform and investigators will see if it affects overall chronic pain and pain management.
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria:
- 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)
Exclusion Criteria:
- Inability to understand English at a level necessary for informed consent and understanding participation instructions, and participating in the group;
- Serious underlying systemic or co-morbid conditions or life event that precludes physical or cognitive ability to participate in the study.
- Severe depression
- Current mania or psychosis;
- Active heroin or cocaine use in the past 3 months
- Heavy alcohol use
- Known or planned pregnancy