Psychophysiological Correlates of Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) in Recurrent Depression (MBCT & EEG)

University Hospital Tuebingen

Status: Completed

Conditions: Depression

Treatments: Behavioral: Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy; Other: Waiting List Control

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00974077

HA1399/16-1

Details and patient eligibility

About

The study investigates cognitive attention, rumination and psychophysiological (EEG) processes in healthy subjects and remitted patients with at least three previous depressive episodes. The investigators expect that Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy prevents future depressive episodes and has influence on cognitive and psychophysiological measures.

Enrollment: 120 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 65 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• recurrent depression with at least 3 previous MD-episodes, currently remitted (no symptoms)

Exclusion criteria

• current depression
• lifetime schizophrenia
• bipolar or schizoaffective disorder
• any neurological disorders
• other psychopathology during last 3 years

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Factorial Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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120 participants in 2 patient groups

Wait List Control

Other group

Description:

Patients do ot receive psychotherapy. The wait list control group will be assessed according to study protocol and offered MBCT after 6 month

Treatment:

Other: Waiting List Control

Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy

Experimental group

Description:

The published protocol of MBCT will be used. This is an eight week group program. Participants learn mindfulness techniques but also cognitive techniques to prevent new depressive episodes

Treatment:

Behavioral: Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy