Mindfulness Intervention to Study the Neurobiology of Depression (MIND)

University of Illinois

Status: Completed

Conditions: Depression

Treatments: Behavioral: Rumination-Focused Cognitive Behavior Therapy

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01905267

2012-0689

Details and patient eligibility

About

The Pediatric Mood Disorders Program at the University of Illinois at Chicago is conducting a research study examining how mindfulness can help teenagers stay healthy and prevent depression relapse.

Full description

Study involves:

• Brain scan using fMRI technology
• Questions about mood and behavior
• Meeting with a clinician
• Possibility of 8 weekly treatment sessions using mindfulness
• Ongoing assessment of depression for next 2 years

Eligible participants will be compensated for their time.

Enrollment: 33 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 12 to 18 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• between the ages of 12 and 18
• history of major depressive disorder

Exclusion criteria

• braces
• afraid of small spaces

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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33 participants in 2 patient groups

Treatment

Experimental group

Description:

Participants randomized to the experimental condition will receive 8 weeks of individual treatment with Rumination-Focused Cognitive Behavior Therapy

Treatment:

Behavioral: Rumination-Focused Cognitive Behavior Therapy

Control

No Intervention group

Description:

Participants randomized to the control arm will complete questionnaires and receive mood monitoring for the duration of the study