Identifying Therapeutic Factors in an 8-Week (30 Hour) Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) Program

NCT01599143 | Completed Phase 1

• 1 other identifier: NYGH REB # 09-0041
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 135
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

Since it's introduction in 1979 at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center by Dr. Jon Kabat-Zinn, Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) has become a respected adjunct to conventional treatment for patients suffering from many diverse chronic ailments. Three decades of research have documented it's benefits, but few papers have focused on identifying which particular aspect of MBSR directly correlates with it's degree of therapeutic efficacy. This study will use 7 well validated questionnaires to compare participants responses prior to, and following completion of an eight-week MBSR program at the North York General Hospital, as well as follow-up results at 1 month and 1 year post completion of the MBSR group.

Conditions

Cancer; Diabetes; Hypertension

Keywords

Mindfulness; Pain Disorder (Chronic physical or mental health complaints:; Fibromyalgia; Migraines; Back Pain; etc); Anxiety Disorder/Anxiety State

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• PSS-10

  Patients' Stress Scores on the PSS-10 are used to assess self-reported perceptions of stress at baseline, at 8 weeks when the intervention ends, and again at one month and one year follow-up (to see if any change is sustained).

  baseline, 8 weeks and follow-ups at 1 month and 1 year

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Toronto Mindfulness Scale (TMS)

  Baseline, 8 weeks and follow up at 1 month and 1 year

Study Arms (1)

Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction group

EXPERIMENTAL

All eligible participants attend a 3-hour weekly session, for 8 consecutive weeks, to learn meditation and simple Hatha Yoga techniques, and incorporate them into their daily lives.

Behavioral: Teaching Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction strategies

Interventions

Teaching Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction strategies BEHAVIORAL

Daily meditation, Hatha yoga,and cognitive restructuring

Also known as: MBSR

Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• over 18 years old
• suffer from a chronic health problem
• referred by their physician

You may not qualify if:

• acute illness (physical or psychiatric)
• suicidal
• problem use of alcohol or other substances
• inability to do one hour of daily homework
• inability to attend all 8 sessions

Sponsors & Collaborators

• North York General Hospital: lead

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Neoplasms; Diabetes Mellitus; Hypertension; Somatoform Disorders; Fibromyalgia; Migraine Disorders; Back Pain; Anxiety Disorders

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Glucose Metabolism Disorders; Metabolic Diseases; Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases; Endocrine System Diseases; Vascular Diseases; Cardiovascular Diseases; Mental Disorders; Muscular Diseases; Musculoskeletal Diseases; Rheumatic Diseases; Neuromuscular Diseases; Nervous System Diseases; Headache Disorders, Primary; Headache Disorders; Brain Diseases; Central Nervous System Diseases; Pain; Neurologic Manifestations; Signs and Symptoms; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Study Officials

• Katalin J Margittai, MD

  North York General Hospital

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: phase 1
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, University of Toronto

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: April 30, 2012
• First Posted: May 15, 2012
• Study Start: January 1, 2009
• Primary Completion: March 1, 2012
• Study Completion: April 1, 2012
• Last Updated: May 15, 2012

Record last verified: 2012-05