Effect of Short-Term Mindfulness-Based Training For Major Depression Disorder: An Eye-Tracking Study

Central South University

Status: Unknown

Conditions: MDD

Treatments: Behavioral: Relaxation Training; Behavioral: Mindfulness-Based Training

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04071886

Second Xiangya hospital EMEN

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to investigate the short-term effects of mindfulness-based training in individuals suffering from major depressive disorder (MDD) as assessed by clinical interviewing, self-report assessment, cognitive evaluation and eye-tracking task.

Enrollment: 60 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 40 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Meet Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM-IV) diagnosis of depression
• Consent to participate in the study and to be randomized to one of two groups

Exclusion criteria

• Current or past substance abuse, psychotic disorder,obsessive compulsive disorder , Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, in the past 6 months
• History of epilepsy or head trauma
• Eye disorders
• History of electroconvulsive therapy in the past 4 weeks.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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60 participants in 2 patient groups

Mindfulness-Based Training

Experimental group

Description:

Participants in the Mindfulness-Based Training arm will receive 2 weeks of Mindfulness-Based Training for at least 30 minutes every day.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Mindfulness-Based Training

Relaxation Training

Active Comparator group

Description:

Participants in the Relaxation Training arm will receive 2 weeks of Relaxation Training for at least 30 minutes every day.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Relaxation Training