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


Phase 1
18 Years
N/A
Not Enrolling
Both
Cancer, Diabetes, Hypertension

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Trial Information

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


As above


Inclusion Criteria:



- over 18 years old

- suffer from a chronic health problem

- referred by their physician

Exclusion Criteria:

- 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

Type of Study:

Interventional

Study Design:

Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Health Services Research

Outcome Measure:

PSS-10

Outcome Description:

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).

Outcome Time Frame:

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

Safety Issue:

No

Principal Investigator

Katalin J Margittai, MD

Investigator Role:

Principal Investigator

Investigator Affiliation:

North York General Hospital

Authority:

Canada: Ethics Review Committee

Study ID:

NYGH REB # 09-0041

NCT ID:

NCT01599143

Start Date:

January 2009

Completion Date:

April 2012

Related Keywords:

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

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