Status:
COMPLETED
Understanding the Impact of Meditative Homework on Metacognitive Processes in the Context of Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT)
Lead Sponsor:
Lahtinen, Marika
Collaborating Sponsors:
University of East London
South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
Conditions:
Depression
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-65 years
Brief Summary
Mindfulness based cognitive therapy (MBCT) is a group psycho-educational treatment designed to reduce the risk of recurrent depression by integrating mindfulness based meditation practices with cognit...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Participants will be 18 to 65 years of age and recruited through an NHS Trust offering MBCT.
- At present I am uncertain of the exact inclusion and exclusion criteria as the relevant NHS trust is yet to be determined, so the guidelines recommended by Teasdale et al., (2000) and Ma and Teasdale (2004) will be used.
- These authors suggest that MBCT has no significant effect on reducing the relapse rates of depression in patients with ≤ 2 episodes of depression.
- Therefore the present study will use participants who have experienced more than three episodes of depression as judged by the relevant NHS Trust.
- No restrictions are placed in terms of participants' use of antidepressant medication.
Exclusion
- Exclusion criteria consists of disorders where the participant would have difficulties understanding and/or applying mindfulness techniques, including current alcohol or substance dependence, borderline personality disorder, organic mental disorder or pervasive developmental delay, schizoaffective disorder, schizophrenia, schizophreniform disorder, delusional disorder and psychotic disorder not otherwise specified.
- Potential participants engaging in yoga or Buddhist meditation more than twice a week are excluded as these practices significantly overlap with the MBCT program.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
December 1 2009
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
April 1 2011
Estimated Enrollment :
7 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00938873
Start Date
December 1 2009
End Date
April 1 2011
Last Update
February 29 2012
Active Locations (1)
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South London & Maudsley NHS Trust
London, London, United Kingdom, SE5 8AZ