Positive Psychology Interventions in Individuals With Chronic Pain and Spinal Cord Injury (T3P)
Chronic Pain, Spinal Cord Injury
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Chronic Pain
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Registered in Swiss Spinal Cord Injury Cohort Study (SwiSCI)
- Individuals who experience an average disability-related pain intensity of ≥ 4 on a 0-10 numeric rating scale in the past week
- Individuals who experience pain at least half the days in the past four weeks, and
- Individuals are able to speak, read and write German
Exclusion Criteria:
- Individuals who report current participation in any psychotherapy (e.g. psychotherapy, hypnosis, biofeedback) once a month or more often
- Individuals who report hospitalization for psychiatric reasons within the past year
- Individuals with a severe cognitive impairment defined as one or more errors on a Six-Item Screening
Sites / Locations
- Swiss Paraplegic Research
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
Active Comparator
T3P Intervention group
Control group
Intervention group: Participants are instructed to practice 4 out of 10 different Positive Psychology Exercises (Gratitude, Optimism, Act of Kindness, Social Relations, Forgiveness, Flow, Savoring, Goals, Spirituality, Taking Care of the Body) for at least 15 minutes, at least one day every week including on "bad" days (defined as days with higher than average levels of pain intensity or feeling "down in the dumps") for 8 weeks.
Control group: Control Exercise (Attention Training): Participants assigned to the control group are instructed to be more attentive to their surroundings and write about three specific events or activities from the past 7 days for at least 15 minutes once a week for 8 weeks. This condition is designed to control for the effects of time and participation in an intervention activity.