Letting Pain Go: a research app for iPhone

Researchers at the University of California, San Francisco, are conducting a study for people with chronic pain. 


The purpose of the research is to test a smartphone-based mindfulness training program.

 

You may qualify for the study if you meet the following criteria:

            -Pain condition that has persisted > 3 months

            -Age 18 and above

-Access to an iPhone

 

Participation benefits include free access to the investigatory smartphone app "Letting Pain Go."  This app includes audiovisual mindfulness training and a display of symptom changes. 

 

The study duration is 4 to 8 weeks.  Total time requested to use the audiovisual training program is 8 hours, and time estimate for all combined questionnaires is 40-60 minutes. 

 

This study does not require any travel or in-person contact with research staff.   All elements of the study are to be completed on your smartphone, at the time of your choosing.