Can a phone call ease pain before spine surgery? new study investigates
NCT ID NCT05888025
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study explores whether a few phone-based mindfulness sessions before spine surgery can help people who worry a lot about pain. Researchers will first adapt the therapy with a small group, then test it in 20 people scheduled for surgery. The goal is to see if it's practical and if it improves pain and satisfaction after the operation.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 25 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2020
- Expected to finish
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Oct 2027
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- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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18 to 75 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * Scheduled for one or two level lumbar spine surgery requiring an inpatient stay as well as patients having ambulatory 1 or 2 level lumbar spine surgeries * PCS score ≥ 20 * Able to provide voluntary informed consent * Telephone access * Internet access Exclusion Criteria: * Non-English speaking * Cognitively impaired, by history * Bipolar disorder * Borderline personality disorder * Active post-traumatic stress disorder * Schizoaffective disorder or any other disorder characterized by delusions or hallucinations * History of self-harm or suicidality in past three months
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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NYU Langone Health
Brooklyn, New York, 11220, United States
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NYU Langone Health
New York, New York, 10016, United States
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