Effectiveness of Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy Undergoing Post Stroke Rehabilitation

National Institute for Medical Rehabilitation, Hungary

Status: Completed

Conditions: Rehabilitation; Stroke; Mindfulness

Treatments: Other: usual care; Behavioral: Mindfulness-based intervention therapy

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05844722

60371-2/2018/EKU

Details and patient eligibility

About

The goal of this clinical trial is to investigate the efficacy of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy compared to usual care for stroke survivors undergoing inpatient rehabilitation.

Full description

It was hypothesized that group-based MBCT would lead to improving mood, mindfulness, social support, physical, and neurocognitive function; and that these improvements would be maintained over the 3-month follow-up period. Participants in the control group received only usual care, the intervention group were involved in MBCT intervention in addition to usual care. MBCT intervention was designed to consist of eight 1.5-hour group sessions over 6 consecutive weeks.

Enrollment: 93 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 90 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• stroke patients with functional impairments
• confirmation of stroke by CT or MRI scan
• age between 18-90 years
• had adequate communication skills, cognitive and physical capacity to participate in study activities
• competence to provide informed consent

Exclusion criteria

• severe cognitive impairment according to the Word List Learning Instrument (total score <7)
• severe depression according to the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) (total score>25)
• history of severe mental illness (psychotic disorder, schizophrenia, severe depression, bipolar disorder, PTSD, suicidal tendencies)
• the current change in the antidepressant therapy.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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93 participants in 2 patient groups

MBCT group

Experimental group

Description:

The intervention group were involved in MBCT intervention in addition to usual care. MBCT intervention was designed to consist of eight 1.5-hour group sessions over 6 consecutive weeks.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Mindfulness-based intervention therapy

Control group

Active Comparator group

Description:

Received usual care (standard multidisciplinary stroke care) over 6 weeks.

Treatment:

Other: usual care