Feasibility of a Mindfulness Intervention for Endometriosis Surgery
Recruiting · NCT06141720 · Interventional (participants receive a specific treatment) · Lead sponsor: Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
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What this trial is about
Endometriosis is a common cause of pelvic pain in women which has been historically under-studied and under-diagnosed. The goal of this research is to pilot-test the feasibility and acceptability of a manualized, single-session brief mindfulness-based intervention (BMBI) among participants with endometriosis-related chronic pelvic pain (ECPP) who undergo surgical treatment, and gather preliminary data necessary for future studies assessing BMBI's impact on outcomes in surgically-treated ECPP. This pilot study will enroll 10-20 adult participants with ECPP to receive either a BMBI adjunctive to treatment as usual (TAU; n=5-10) or education with TAU (n=5-10) prior to their ECPP surgery. The central hypothesis is the BMBI is feasible to deliver pre-operatively, acceptable to patients, and may help improve acute post-surgical outcomes through more adaptive stress coping and pain processing, enabled by mindfulness training.
Who can take part
Inclusion criteria
- age 18 years or older
- diagnosis or probable diagnosis of endometriosis
- candidate for surgical procedure for endometriosis
- English speaking
- have access to wifi and email
Exclusion criteria
- prior formal mindfulness training
- Unable to consent
Where it is running
1 location listed across 1 US state.
- Penn State Health - Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States