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Mindfulness-Oriented Recovery Enhancement reduces opioid craving among individuals with opioid use disorder and chronic pain in medication assisted treatment: Ecological momentary assessments from a stage 1 randomized controlled trial.

Drug and alcohol dependence
January 1, 1970
Eric L Garland et al. (4 authors)
Journal ArticleRandomized Controlled TrialResearch Support, Non-U.S. Gov'tHuman StudyClinical
Study Details

Study Goal

The researchers aimed to determine whether Mindfulness-Oriented Recovery Enhancement (MORE) could reduce opioid craving, pain, and stress while enhancing positive affect in individuals with opioid use disorder (OUD) and chronic pain undergoing methadone maintenance therapy (MMT).

Results Summary

Participants in the MORE group showed significantly greater improvements in craving, pain unpleasantness, stress, and positive affect compared to the treatment-as-usual (TAU) group. Positive affect was associated with reduced craving, an effect stronger in the MORE group.

Population

Individuals with OUD and chronic pain receiving MMT (N=30).

Effective Dosage

Not specified

Duration

8 weeks

Interactions

None mentioned

Extracted Claims (7)
InterventionDirectionEndpointPopulationDosageImpactClaim #
Mindfulness-Oriented Recovery Enhancement (MORE)
decrease
craving
Participants with OUD and chronic pain
-
significantly greater improvements
#1
Mindfulness-Oriented Recovery Enhancement (MORE)
decrease
pain unpleasantness
Participants with OUD and chronic pain
-
significantly greater improvements
#2
Mindfulness-Oriented Recovery Enhancement (MORE)
decrease
stress
Participants with OUD and chronic pain
-
significantly greater improvements
#3
Mindfulness-Oriented Recovery Enhancement (MORE)
increase
positive affect
Participants with OUD and chronic pain
-
significantly greater improvements
#4
Mindfulness-Oriented Recovery Enhancement (MORE)
increase
self-control over craving
Participants with OUD and chronic pain
1.3 times greater
reported having nearly 1.3 times greater self-control over craving
#5
-
decrease
craving
Participants with OUD and chronic pain
-
was associated with reduced craving
#6
Mindfulness-Oriented Recovery Enhancement (MORE)
neutral
association between positive affect and craving
Participants with OUD and chronic pain
-
significantly stronger association
#7
Abstract

BACKGROUND: Methadone maintenance therapy (MMT) is an efficacious form of medication assisted treatment for opioid use disorder (OUD), yet many individuals on MMT relapse. Chronic pain and deficits in positive affective response to natural rewards may result in dysphoria that fuels opioid craving and promotes relapse. As such, behavioral therapies that ameliorate chronic pain and enhance positive affect may serve as useful adjuncts to MMT. This analysis of ecological momentary assessment (EMA) data from a Stage 1 randomized clinical trial examined effects of Mindfulness-Oriented Recovery Enhancement (MORE) on opioid craving, pain, and positive affective state. METHODS: Participants with OUD and chronic pain (N = 30) were randomized to 8 weeks of MORE or treatment as usual (TAU). Across 8 weeks of treatment, participants completed up to 112 random EMA measures of craving, pain, and affect, as well as event-contingent craving ratings. Multilevel models examined the effects of MORE on craving, pain, and affect, as well as the association between positive affect and craving. RESULTS: EMA showed significantly greater improvements in craving, pain unpleasantness, stress, and positive affect for participants in MORE than for participants in TAU. Participants in MORE reported having nearly 1.3 times greater self-control over craving than those in TAU. Further, positive affect was associated with reduced craving, an association that was significantly stronger among participants in MORE than TAU. CONCLUSION: MORE may be a useful non-pharmacological adjunct among individuals with OUD and chronic pain in MMT.

Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
AdolescentAdultAffectAnalgesics, OpioidChronic PainCombined Modality TherapyCravingEcological Momentary AssessmentFemaleHumansMaleMethadoneMiddle AgedMindfulnessOpiate Substitution TreatmentOpioid-Related DisordersYoung Adult
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Quality Scores
SafetyNot Assessed
Efficacy85/10
Quality75/10
Citation Metrics
Total Citations62
Citations/Year10.3
Relative Citation Ratio4.89
NIH Percentile92.8%
Research Impact Scores
APT Score0.95
Weight Score1.82
Normalized Score0.69
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