Mindfulness in Hidradenitis Suppurativa

University of Arkansas

Status: Completed

Conditions: Hidradenitis Suppurativa

Treatments: Behavioral: Mindfulness Based Stress reduction

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06123429

276379

Details and patient eligibility

About

The study will investigate the impact of an 8-week-long Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction course on quality of life and disease severity in patients with hidradenitis suppurativa (HS).

Full description

This is a voluntary 8-week-long, non-medical intervention study for patients with hidradenitis suppurativa (HS). This study will enroll participants in an 8-week-long Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction course and observed for any changes in validated measures of quality of life. Quality of life scores will be evaluated via multiple surveys including the Dermatology Quality of Life index, HS Quality of Life index, GAD7, and PHQ9. Surveys will be collected Week 1 of 8 week MBSR course intervention; Week 4; End of MBSR Course at week 8; and Week 12. The first goal is to investigate the effectiveness of the addition of mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) intervention to conventional medical treatment on improving mental health in HS participants. The second goal is to assess participant preference for MBSR intervention.

Enrollment: 25 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 89 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• This study will only enroll subjects between the ages of 18-years and 89-years of age.
• Diagnosis of HS
• Able to read and comprehend study materials in English, ie: surveys

Exclusion criteria

• Those who do not fit inclusion criteria
• Non-English speaking
• Patient who recently began any psychotropic medication within 3 months prior to the baseline evaluation visit.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Other

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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25 participants in 1 patient group

Intervention group

Experimental group

Description:

All participants enrolled in the study will be enrolled in the Mindfulness-Based Stress reduction course. The MBSR course will consist of weekly sessions lasting two and a half hours, involving lecture, meditation, and self-reflection. The first MBSR course will be ready for 10-12 participants in November 2023. The following course will start every month thereafter. The courses will be held online over Zoom.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Mindfulness Based Stress reduction