Separate and Combined Effects of Mindfulness Meditation and Savoring on Pain-Related Corticostriatal Function
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University of Utah Investigator / Project Lead: |
GARLAND, ERIC |
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Prime/Overall Principal Investigator (PI) / Project Lead: |
Finan, Patrick, PhD, at Johns Hopkins University |
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Funding Organization: |
National Institutes of Health, National Center for Complementary & Integrative Health |
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RFP / FOA Number: |
PAR-18-114 |
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Award Number: |
R61AT010134 |
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Funding Period: |
7/1/2019 – 12/31/2021 |
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Total Funding: |
$ 1,005,568 |
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Project Status: |
Ended |
Project Description:
Mindfulness meditation holds promise as an intervention to reduce rheumatoid arthritis pain and the degree to which pain interferes with patients’ daily life. By investigating the separate and combined effects of mindful breathing—an elemental form of mindfulness—and savoring—a cognitive practice that promotes positive emotions—on pain-related brain function, our project will inform the development of targeted and specific mindfulness-based interventions for patients with rheumatoid arthritis.