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CompletedNCT00974077

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

Psychophysiological Correlates of Mindfulness and Attention in Recurrent Depression and Healthy Volunteers

Status
Completed
Phase
N/A
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
120 (actual)
Sponsor
University Hospital Tuebingen · Academic / Other
Sex
All
Age
18 Years – 65 Years
Healthy volunteers
Accepted

Summary

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.

Conditions

Interventions

TypeNameDescription
BEHAVIORALMindfulness Based Cognitive TherapyGroup treatment over 8 weeks with training in meditation, stress regulation, shift attention, stay present, in addition with cognitive and behavioral strategies (following Williams et al. Manual 2002)
OTHERWaiting List ControlPatients receive MBCT with a delay of 6 months.

Timeline

Start date
2008-09-01
Primary completion
2011-07-01
Completion
2011-07-01
First posted
2009-09-10
Last updated
2014-12-23

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Germany

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT00974077. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.