Status:
COMPLETED
A Pilot Study of Positive Affect Training
Lead Sponsor:
Boston University Charles River Campus
Conditions:
Affect (Mental Function)
Compassion
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The primary objective of this study is a proof-of-concept study to test whether a novel mindfulness based intervention, Positive Affect Training (PAT), can enhance positive affect and compassion, and ...
Detailed Description
Loving-kindness meditation (LKM) and mindfulness meditation, in which PAT is rooted, are derived from Buddhist practices that have been empirically shown to have applications in improving mental healt...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Must be at least 18 years of age
- Responds positively to the question on the recruitment material (flyer and posting): "Have you been feeling depressed or in a low mood for most of the day, more days than not, nearly every day for 1 year or longer?"
- Must have a negative affect scale score of the PANAS of at least 21.6 (1 SD above the mean of normative sample)
Exclusion
- Participants with a BDI score of 30 or higher (more than moderate depression) will be excluded.
- Participants who are at risk of harming themselves will be excluded from participating in the study. Suicidality will be assessed after obtaining consent during the screening visit. In addition, the Beck Depression Inventory will be examined for self-reported suidicality. If a participant is found to have suicidal ideation, the PI will be contacted immediately and appropriate follow-up care will be provided by referring the participant to the ER.
- Participants will be assessed through a phone screen using questions from the Anxiety Disorders Interview Schedule (ADIS) for disorders that could impose a safety risk for the participants or others (e.g., bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, etc). Subjects who endorse "yes" responses to phone screen items will be excluded.
- Participants who are receiving any psychiatric or psychological treatment for a mood or anxiety disorder at the time of the assessment will be excluded from the study. Participants who initiate such treatments while being enrolled in the study will be closely monitored. These participants will be allowed to remain in the study, but will later be excluded from the data analyses. They are allowed to remain in the study for ethical reasons and because the present trial is a proof-of-concept study and not a clinical trial.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 1 2013
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
May 1 2015
Estimated Enrollment :
10 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01853098
Start Date
September 1 2013
End Date
May 1 2015
Last Update
January 18 2018
Active Locations (1)
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Center for Anxiety and Related Disorders at Boston University
Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02215