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NCT Number: NCT03296514

Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction for Metabolic Syndrome

Mindfulness based stress reduction offered to couples where one has metabolic syndrome to see if their stress is reduced as measured by bio markers and surveys

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Key information

Conditions

Metabolic Syndrome Glucose Metabolism Disorders Hyperinsulinism Insulin Resistance Metabolic Diseases Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases

Age range

60 year–90 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Yale University

New Haven, Connecticut, 06511, United States

About this study

This is a pilot study being designed to pilot a MBSR program for the purposes of future research.The investigators will be using two cohorts. One who will get the intervention and the other who will be wait listed and receive the intervention at a later date. Eight week mindfulness class offered to couples, who also attend an orientation session and a half day retreat with other couples to learn how to control stress through mindfulness meditation practices. Participants will come for lab work before intervention, eight weeks after initial class and at the end of entire program. Bio- markers to be measured are waist circumference, FBS and cholesterol.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Participant has 3 of the following: a Abdominal Obesity; b. Hypertriglyceridemia; c. Low High Density Lipoproteins (HDL); d. High Blood Pressure; e. High Fasting Blood Sugar (FBS)
  • Participant must be married or co- habituating
  • Both partners are over sixty

Exclusion criteria

  • Either partner is non- English speaking
  • Either partner practices mind- body therapies more than once a week/
  • Either partner taking psychiatric medicine

Treatment and study plan

MBSR

Behavioral

Eight week class on MBSR in addition to an orientation class and a half day retreat

Primary outcomes

  1. Self- reported physical health status

    Time frame: Up to three weeks after intervention ends

    SF 12

  2. Perceived stress

    Time frame: Up to three weeks after intervention ends

    Perceived stress scale,

  3. Mindfulness Skills

    Time frame: Up to three weeks after intervention ends

    Kentucky Inventory of Mindfulness Skills

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Yale University

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Study for Couples

Acronym: MBSR

Important dates

Study start
2017
Primary completion
2018
Study completion
2018
First posted
Sep 28, 2017
Registry last updated
Jan 9, 2019

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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