Status:

COMPLETED

The Effects and Mechanisms of Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) on Depressive Symptoms and Depression Relapse

Lead Sponsor:

University of Denver

Collaborating Sponsors:

Stanford University

University of Colorado, Boulder

Conditions:

Major Depressive Disorder

Recurrent

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-55 years

Phase:

PHASE3

Brief Summary

This research proposal is intended to elucidate the efficacy and mechanisms underlying Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) in a population in remission from recurrent Major Depressive Disorder ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • must comprehend English well
  • be 18-55 years of age
  • meet enhanced DSM-IV criteria for remission of MDD, recurrent and have a history of three or more previous episodes of DSM-IV major depression in the absence of a history of mania or hypomania
  • at least one of those episodes was within the past two years
  • participant must be in remission and if on antidepressant medication (ADM), they must be on a stable dose with no change in type or amount for past 12 weeks or participants must be off ADM at T1 for at least the preceding 12 weeks
  • have, at screening assessment, residual depressive symptoms indicated by a Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II;\[72\]) score between 6-19.

Exclusion

  • bipolar disorder
  • schizophrenia or borderline personality disorder
  • current suicidal thoughts and/or suicide attempt in last two months
  • current anxiety disorder if it constitutes the predominant aspect of the clinical presentation and requires primary treatment not offered in the project
  • substance abuse or dependence within last three months
  • dementia or subnormal intellectual potential
  • current obsessive-compulsive disorder
  • current eating disorder
  • history of previous mindfulness training or more than eight lifetime sessions of CBT
  • current use of psychotherapy or counseling

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

July 1 2010

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

April 1 2013

Estimated Enrollment :

92 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01145872

Start Date

July 1 2010

End Date

April 1 2013

Last Update

December 2 2014

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University of Denver

Denver, Colorado, United States, 80208

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