Status:
COMPLETED
Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy Intervention to Treat Depression in Individuals With a Traumatic Brain Injury
Lead Sponsor:
Lakehead University
Collaborating Sponsors:
Ontario Neurotrauma Foundation
Conditions:
Depression
Traumatic Brain Injury
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to determine whether mindfulness-based cognitive therapy is effective in reducing depression symptoms in individuals who have experienced a traumatic brain injury. The in...
Detailed Description
Major depression is a significant chronic problem for people with traumatic brain injury (TBI), and its treatment is difficult. A promising approach to treat depression is mindfulness-based cognitive ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- traumatic brain injury suffered more than one year ago but less than five
- Evidence of depression post-traumatic brain injury (Beck Depression Inventory-II score of 16 or greater)
- Ability to speak and read English
- Age 18 or more
Exclusion
- Inability to benefit from the intervention based a consensus process amongst study clinical psychologist and physicians, and from scores on memory and auditory attention (California Verbal Learning Test, Digit Span subsection of Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale); verbal fluency and executive functioning (Controlled Oral Word Association Test); verbal abstract reasoning (Similarities subsection of Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale); and executive functioning (Trail Making Test).
- Evidence of unusual psychological processes such as psychosis, suicidal ideation, substance abuse, or major concurrent mental illness (Beck Depression Inventory-II and Symptom Checklist-90-R will supplement the decision-making process of study clinicians).
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
November 1 2009
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
May 1 2012
Estimated Enrollment :
105 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00745940
Start Date
November 1 2009
End Date
May 1 2012
Last Update
March 28 2014
Active Locations (3)
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1
Ottawa Hospital Rehabilitation Centre
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, K1H 8M2
2
St. Joseph's Care Group
Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada, P7B 5G7
3
Toronto Rehabilitation Institute
Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5G 2A2