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Pain Acceptance Training in Patients Experiencing Emotional Distress and Somatic Symptoms: Examination of Dialectical Thinking as a Mediating Factor
Led by University of Haifa · Updated on 2026-05-04
100
Participants Needed
2
Research Sites
104 weeks
Total Duration
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Sponsors
U
University of Haifa
Lead Sponsor
R
Rambam Health Care Campus
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
Somatic symptoms, including physical pain, are highly prevalent among mental health patients. Current treatments have limited effectiveness for these symptoms, primarily because of patients' diminished introspective capacity and lack of emotional awareness. The current study proposes pain acceptance training as a new intervention. This intervention relies on the tenets of dialectical thinking, particularly on maintaining a dialectic perspective - at once acknowledging both the desire to end the pain and the ability to accept it as it is. We aim to examine the following: (1) the efficacy of pain acceptance training in the alleviation of somatic pain in patients with somatic symptoms; (2) the role of dialectical thinking as a mediator of pain acceptance training efficacy.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Pain Acceptance Training in Patients Experiencing Emotional Distress and Somatic Symptoms: Examination of Dialectical Thinking as a Mediating Factor
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Men and women
- Aged 18 to 70 years
- Able to provide signed informed consent
- Experiencing significant pain symptoms that interfere with daily life
- Experiencing significant emotional distress symptoms
You will not qualify if you...
- Patients under 18 years old
- Average pain rating less than 3 on a 0-10 scale in the last week and last month
- Emotional distress rating less than 25 on the 10-50 Kessler Psychological Distress Scale
- Diagnosed with psychotic disorders or experiencing psychotic symptoms
- Diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder
- Diagnosed with intellectual disability
- Diagnosed with eating disorders
- Immediate suicidal risk
- Started new drug or psychotherapy treatment within the last month
- Pregnant women
- Currently serving in the IDF
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 2 locations
1
Psychiatric Division, Rambam Health Care Campus
Haifa, Israel, 3109601
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2
University of Haifa
Haifa, Israel, 3498838
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Research Team
S
Sulamit Grinapol
CONTACT
E
Einav Gozansky
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Number of Arms
2
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