Study of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT)

Binghamton University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Major Depressive Disorder

Treatments: Behavioral: Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00943033

MLI-FJVRF-08-SMB

Details and patient eligibility

About

Research aimed at assessing changes in depressogenic thinking and the ability to disengage from depressogenic thinking following Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy

Enrollment: 48 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• History of two or more Major Depressive Episodes or history of a Major Depressive Episode lasting at least one year
• Can speak, read, and understand English

Exclusion criteria

• Meet Criteria for Current Major Depressive Episode or are in partial remission
• BDI-II score above 19
• Abuse alcohol or drugs
• Current Dysthymic Disorder
• History of: psychosis when not depressed or intoxicated, Mania, Hypomania, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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48 participants in 2 patient groups

Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy plus treatment as usual

Experimental group

Treatment:

Behavioral: Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy

MBCT Waitlist plus Treatment as Usual

No Intervention group