MBCT Intervention: Healthy Mind, Healthy Living

NCT05965349 | Completed Results

• 1 other identifier: STUDY00015538
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 24
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Depression among older Korean Americans are rising. Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) is an evidence-based intervention (EBI), effective for preventing depression relapse and reducing depressive symptoms. To enhance feasibility, acceptability, and reach, a brief version of MBCT has been developed and delivered by telephone (brief MBCT-T), but has only been tested in primarily White samples. This study will test test the effect of brief MBCT-T among older Korean Americans.

Conditions

Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy; Depression; Sleep; Anxiety Depression

Keywords

Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT); Korean Americans; Group-based; Depression; Sleep

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Depression

  Quick Inventory of Depressive Symptomatology (QIDS-SR); score ranges from 0-27 with higher scores indicating more depressive symptoms.

  8 weeks

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Sleep

  8 weeks

Study Arms (1)

Group-based MBCT

EXPERIMENTAL

A telephone-based, 8-week MBCT session including: (1) learning mindfulness skills; (2) practicing mindfulness skills in class and at home; and (3) dialogue and inquiry.

Behavioral: Healthy Mind, Healthy Living

Interventions

Healthy Mind, Healthy Living BEHAVIORAL

A telephone, 8-week MBCT workshop series including: (1) learning mindfulness skills; (2) practicing mindfulness skills in class and at home; and (3) dialogue and inquiry.

Group-based MBCT

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 50 Years - 89 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Participants must: (1) self-identify as a Korean person, (2) be between the ages 55 and 89, (3) has mild to moderate depressive symptoms (scores between 5-14 when assessed using Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9), (4) has limited English proficiency (responds "less than very well" when asked "how well do you speak English"?) and fluency in Korean (e.g. able to speak at a native level), and (5) willing to give a written consent to participate in the study.

You may not qualify if:

• Individuals will not be able to participate if they have any of the following criteria: (1) major psychiatric diseases that would interfere with participants' ability to participate in or receive the benefit from the mental health interventions (e.g., bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, recent history of psychosis or mania, severe depressive symptoms); (2) used drugs other than those required for medical reasons; (3) serious medical conditions (e.g., poorly controlled diabetes, severe congestive heart failure) that has not been stable for at least 3 months; (4) current active suicidal or self-injurious behavior, potentially necessitating immediate treatment; (5) general conditions that would impede participation in a group intervention (e.g., cognitive impairment, tendencies toward physical aggression); (65) prior history of engaging in formal mindfulness-based interventions including mindfulness-based stress reduction, MBCT, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and Dialectical Behavioral Therapy; and (76) significant current meditation practice, specifically more than three hours of insight/mindfulness/Vipassana meditation per week.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Washington: lead
• Asian American Resource and Information Network, Inc.: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

University of Washington

Seattle, Washington, 98195, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Depression

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Behavioral Symptoms; Behavior

Results Point of Contact

• Title: Dr. Linda Ko
• Organization: University of Washington

lindako@uw.edu

2066854978

Study Officials

• Linda Ko, MPH,PhD

  University of Washington

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Publication Agreements

• PI is Sponsor Employee: Yes

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: SUPPORTIVE CARE
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Professor: School of Public Health

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: July 19, 2023
• First Posted: July 28, 2023
• Study Start: April 3, 2023
• Primary Completion: June 5, 2024
• Study Completion: December 31, 2024
• Last Updated: April 3, 2025
• Results First Posted: January 6, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-03

Locations

US (1)