Study of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy

Major Depressive Disorder Clinical Trial

— MBCT  

Official title:

Toward Identifying the Mechanisms of Action in Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT00943033
• Other study ID #: MLI-FJVRF-08-SMB
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: July 13, 2009
• Last updated: September 19, 2012
• Start date: August 2009
• Est. completion date: July 2010

Study information

• Verified date: September 2012
• Source: Binghamton University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: United States: Institutional Review Board
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Research aimed at assessing changes in depressogenic thinking and the ability to disengage from depressogenic thinking following Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 48
• Est. completion date: July 2010
• Est. primary completion date: July 2010
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• History of two or more Major Depressive Episodes or history of a Major Depressive Episode lasting at least one year

• Can speak, read, and understand English

Exclusion Criteria:

• Meet Criteria for Current Major Depressive Episode or are in partial remission

• BDI-II score above 19

• Abuse alcohol or drugs

• Current Dysthymic Disorder

• History of: psychosis when not depressed or intoxicated, Mania, Hypomania, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Depression
• Depressive Disorder
• Depressive Disorder, Major
• Major Depressive Disorder

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy
Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for the prevention of depressive relapse/recurrence

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
n/a

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Binghamton University

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Sustained Attention to Response Task		zero to four weeks pre-treatment and zero to three weeks post-treatment	No
Secondary	Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire		zero to four weeks pre-treatment and zero to three weeks post-treatment	No