Study of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy

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

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Key information

Conditions

Major Depressive Disorder Behavior Behavioral Symptoms Depression Depressive Disorder Depressive Disorder, Major Mental Disorders Mood Disorders

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

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

Treatment and study plan

Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy

Behavioral

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

Primary outcomes

Sustained Attention to Response Task

Time frame: zero to four weeks pre-treatment and zero to three weeks post-treatment

Secondary outcomes

Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire

Time frame: zero to four weeks pre-treatment and zero to three weeks post-treatment

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Binghamton University

Other

Registry information

Official study title

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

Acronym: MBCT

Important dates

Study start: 2009
Primary completion: 2010
Study completion: 2010
First posted: Jul 21, 2009
Registry last updated: Sep 21, 2012

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