Anxiety & Depression Association of America

App Delivered Brief Mindfulness Intervention for Surgical Patients

Purpose

This will be a single-site, five-arm, parallel group randomized control trial involving patients undergoing knee or hip replacement surgery. The investigators will compare five different styles of 5-minute, audio-recoded mindfulness practices delivered via app 7 days before to surgery, 2 days before to surgery, 2 days after surgery, and 6 days after surgery.

Conditions

Pain
Anxiety State
Depressive State

Eligibility

Eligible Ages: Over 18 Years
Eligible Genders: All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Inclusion Criteria

Age ≥18, - Scheduled to undergo total joint arthroplasty of the knee or hip

Exclusion Criteria

Inability to read English - Cognitive impairment preventing completion of study procedures

Study Design

Phase: N/A
Study Type: Interventional
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Primary Purpose: Treatment
Masking: Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)

Arm Groups

Arm	Description	Assigned Intervention
Active Comparator Breath Counting		Behavioral: Breath Counting Patients will listen to a 5-minute, audio-recorded breath counting practice.
Experimental Body Scan		Behavioral: Body Scan Patients will listen to a 5-minute, audio-recorded body scan practice.
Experimental Mindful Breathing		Behavioral: Mindful Breathing Patients will listen to a 5-minute, audio-recorded mindful breathing practice.
Experimental Mindfulness of Pain		Behavioral: Mindfulness of Pain Patients will listen to a 5-minute, audio-recorded mindfulness of pain practice.
Experimental Mindful Savoring		Behavioral: Mindful Savoring Patients will listen to a 5-minute, audio-recorded mindful savoring practice.

Recruiting Locations

More Details

Status: Recruiting
Sponsor: University of Utah

Study Contact

Adam W Hanley, PhD
8012134191
adam.hanley@utah.edu