Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction and Cognitive Function in Stress and Aging

The Washington University

Status and phase: Completed; Phase 2; Phase 1

Conditions: Depression; Anxiety Disorders

Treatments: Behavioral: control (health education); Behavioral: MBSR

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other; NIH

Identifiers

NCT01693874

AT007064

Details and patient eligibility

About

The investigators are developing and then testing whether Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction, a group-based instruction for increasing mindfulness, reduces anxiety and depressive symptoms and improves cognitive functioning in older adults.

Enrollment: 103 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 65+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• aged 65+
• current depressive and/or anxiety symptoms
• current depressive and/or anxiety disorder
• able to participate in behavioral study

Exclusion criteria

• unable to participate in study

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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103 participants in 2 patient groups

Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction

Experimental group

Description:

All participants in this arm receive Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR).

Treatment:

Behavioral: MBSR

control

Active Comparator group

Description:

All participants in this arm receive an attention control

Treatment:

Behavioral: control (health education)