Status:

TERMINATED

Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction in Rheumatic Diseases

Lead Sponsor:

Johns Hopkins University

Conditions:

Rheumatoid Arthritis

Psoriatic Arthritis

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-100 years

Brief Summary

This study will assess the mental health and clinical benefits of Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) in patients with rheumatic disease who have anxiety or depression. MBSR, an interactive form...

Detailed Description

Participation in the study entails completing a baseline and 1-month post MBSR follow up research appointment. A baseline research appointment must occur within 30 days (+/- 15 days) of the MBSR start...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Established patients in the Johns Hopkins Bayview Rheumatology clinic
  • Rheumatoid Arthritis per the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) and European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) 2010 classification criteria
  • Psoriatic Arthritis per the Classification Criteria for Psoriatic Arthritis (CASPAR) or physician-diagnosis
  • Scleroderma per the ACR/EULAR 2013 classification criteria or physician-diagnosis
  • New onset of Comorbid anxiety and/or depression
  • Participants must speak English
  • Participants must be able to attend a weekly (8 weeks total) Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction course as well as routine follow up appointments in the rheumatology clinic
  • Participants must have insurance

Exclusion

  • Patients who routinely perform mindfulness based practices and any other form of meditation, including moving meditations such as yoga
  • Patients who are not physically able to sit through weekly sessions that are 2.5 hours in length or a final meditative retreat of 4-hours duration
  • Patients with alcohol or substance use disorders within the past 6 months
  • Current, or previous history of psychotic disorders or bipolar disorder
  • Patients who are actively suicidal
  • Patients on greater than 10 mg of prednisone daily on a chronic basis.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

January 18 2018

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

April 22 2021

Estimated Enrollment :

5 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03411057

Start Date

January 18 2018

End Date

April 22 2021

Last Update

April 26 2021

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Johns Hopkins Asthma and Allergy Center

Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21224