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Brief Postoperative Pain Management Intervention: Meaning Making Amendment
Sponsor: University of Utah
Summary
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.
Official title: Brief Postoperative Pain Management Intervention for Knee and Hip Replacement Patients: Meaning Making Amendment
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
576
Start Date
2026-07-01
Completion Date
2027-09-30
Last Updated
2026-06-30
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Mindfulness + Meaning Making Questions
Participants randomized to this arm will receive a brief, text-message-delivered mindfulness intervention two days after total knee or hip replacement surgery. The intervention consists of a 5-minute guided mindful breathing practice that begins with visually paced breathing and then transitions to audio-guided mindful awareness of the breath. Immediately afterward, participants will answer personalized meaning-making questions designed to help them reflect on what stood out during the practice and how that experience related to their pain, relaxation, or coping.
Mindfulness + Implementation Questions
Participants randomized to this arm will receive a brief, text-message-delivered mindfulness intervention two days after total knee or hip replacement surgery. The intervention consists of a 5-minute guided mindful breathing practice that begins with visually paced breathing and then transitions to audio-guided mindful awareness of the breath. Immediately afterward, participants will answer two implementation-focused questions about how the intervention could best be delivered or used in postoperative care, such as preferred timing, length, or mode of delivery.
Locations (1)
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, Utah, United States