About this trial
This single-site, two-arm, parallel-group randomized controlled trial will enroll adults undergoing total knee or hip replacement surgery. Two days after surgery, participants will complete a brief guided mindful breathing practice delivered by text message and will then be randomized to receive either personalized meaning-making questions or implementation-focused questions. The trial will evaluate whether personalized meaning-making questions enhance the clinical effects of the mindfulness practice on acute pain, pain unpleasantness, anxiety, desire for pain medication.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Age ≥18,
Underwent joint arthroplasty of the knee or hip
Disqualifiers
Inability to read English
Cognitive impairment preventing completion of study procedures
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Mindfulness + Meaning Making Questions
- Mindfulness + Implementation Questions
Treatment groups
Locations
1Sponsors and collaborators
University of Utah
Lead sponsor