Status:

COMPLETED

Does Mindfulness Training Change the Processing of Social Threat?

Lead Sponsor:

Massachusetts General Hospital

Collaborating Sponsors:

Mind and Life Institute, Hadley, Massachusetts

European Commission

Conditions:

Healthy

Stress

Eligibility:

All Genders

22-60 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Training in mindfulness, the non-judgmental observation of experiences as they arise in the present moment, has been increasingly and successfully applied to the treatment of normative stress conditio...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • no previous significant meditation or yoga experience
  • eligible for MRI scanning (no metallic implants, not pregnant, not claustrophobic)
  • no significant previous meditation or yoga experience

Exclusion

  • DSM-IV diagnosis for depression, manic episodes, GAD, social phobia, anorexia, bulimia, schizophrenia, ADHD, substance dependency/abuse, suicidality
  • ineligible for MRI scanning (metallic implants, pregnant, claustrophobic)

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

January 1 2009

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

February 1 2011

Estimated Enrollment :

28 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00992875

Start Date

January 1 2009

End Date

February 1 2011

Last Update

May 7 2012

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Massachusetts General Hospital

Charlestown, Massachusetts, United States, 02129