NCT01419301

Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction in Multiple Sclerosis (MS)

Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction in MS

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 31 (actual)
• Sponsor: Stony Brook University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 70 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This study focuses on stress, cognition, mood and fatigue and its effect on medication compliance. Medication compliance is measured by the weight of discarded needles. The investigators will be administering neuropsychological testing at baseline and the final visit. The subjects will complete self-report assessments during their 8 weeks in the study. Group A will have additional weekly phone support for meditation, while Group B will have meditation training only.

Conditions

• Multiple Sclerosis

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Mindfulness based stress reduction (MBSR)	Mindfulness based stress reduction (MBSR) is program based on daily meditation practice that guides an individual towards increased awareness and self-regulation of thoughts and actions. MBSR is easier to implement and may be shown to be more effective than cognitive-behavioral stress reduction, and is more applicable to patients with chronic illness.

Timeline

• Start date: 2011-05-01
• Primary completion: 2013-04-01
• Completion: 2014-11-01
• First posted: 2011-08-18
• Last updated: 2014-11-20

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States