Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction in COPD

Mayo Clinic

Status and phase: Completed; Phase 1

Conditions: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease; COPD

Treatments: Behavioral: Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction Program (MBSR)

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01058499

09-008478

Details and patient eligibility

About

The objective of this study is to test the efficacy of a Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction program in COPD on quality of life, dyspnea, daily physical activity and mindfulness during daily life.

Enrollment: 20 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 40 to 99 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• clinical diagnosis of COPD
• clinically significant dyspnea, as determined by a score of >=2 on the Medical Research Council of Dyspnea Score questionnaire (0-4).

Exclusion criteria

• patients with a high likelihood of not completing the program (active chemical dependency)
• patients with an inability fo provide good data or to follow commands (neurologic or psychiatric condition).
• poor motivation or lack of interest in program

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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20 participants in 1 patient group

MBSR

Experimental group

Treatment:

Behavioral: Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction Program (MBSR)