Can mindfulness curb opioid use after injury?
NCT ID NCT07755527
First seen Aug 10, 2026 · Last updated Aug 11, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests a brief psychological program designed to help people who have been hospitalized with a musculoskeletal injury and prescribed opioids. The program includes education about long-term opioid use and mindfulness-based strategies, delivered through a computer session and four therapy sessions. The goal is to see if this approach is acceptable and feasible for patients, with the hope of eventually reducing pain and opioid use. This early-stage study focuses on refining the intervention and gathering initial feedback.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- A brief psychological intervention combining education about long-term opioid use with mindfulness and acceptance-based strategies, delivered via a computerized session and four psychotherapy sessions.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could point toward a non-drug approach to help people manage pain and reduce opioid use after an injury.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small early study focused on feasibility, not effectiveness. The intervention may not be acceptable to all participants or may not lead to meaningful changes in pain or opioid use.
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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 10 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Sep 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Admitted to Henry Ford Hospital * Has an acute musculoskeletal injury * Prescribed opioids during the admission Exclusion Criteria: * Under age 18 * Cognitive impairment (i.e., diagnosis of delirium, dementia, or traumatic brain injury/Glasgow Coma Scale less than 13) * Chronic pain condition (i.e., pain most of the day, nearly every day for the past 3 months or longer) * Taking opioids 30 days or more prior to this hospitalization
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