#1: Neural Mechanisms of Meditation-Based Intervention for Chronic Low Back Pain

Summary: 

The purpose of this research study is to assess how a mindfulness meditation-based intervention, Mindfulness-Oriented Recovery Enhancement (MORE), affects pain. Specifically, we are interested in understanding the pain-relieving brain mechanisms of mindfulness meditation-based therapy for study participants with opioid-treated chronic low back pain.

Principal Investigator: Eric Garland (UCSD) and Fadel Zeidan (UCSD)

#2: MIAMORE

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Principal Investigators: Nina Cooperman (Rutgers) and Eric Garland (UCSD)

#3: IMPOWR

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Principal Investigators: Nina Cooperman (Rutgers) and Eric Garland (UCSD)

#4: VR

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Principal Investigators: Eric Garland (UCSD)

#5: Enhanced Pain Coping in Cancer

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The purpose of this research study is to evaluate the specific efficacy of a mindfulness meditation-based intervention, Mindfulness-Oriented Recovery Enhancement (MORE), for managing treatment-related joint pain among breast cancer survivors. 

Principal Investigators: Mao Jun (Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center), Eric Garland (UCSD)

#6: MIRHQL

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Principal Investigator: Eric Garland (UCSD)