NCT01805245

Mindfulness: a Novel Approach for the Management of Diabetes-related Distress

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 78 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 30 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the impact of stress reduction on physiological and psychological variables in adults with Type 2 diabetes (T2DM) who have moderate to severe levels of diabetes-related emotional distress. Subjects will be randomized to one of two interventions. We will evaluate the impact of the interventions on glucose metabolism, blood pressure, diabetes-related distress and quality of life. Additionally, we will investigate the role of neuroendocrine dysfunction, systemic inflammation and diabetes self-care practices as mediators in the relationship between increased stress, adverse glucose metabolism and elevated blood pressure in those subjects with T2DM.

Conditions

• Emotional Distress
• Type 2 Diabetes
• Stress

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction	Standard 8-week MBSR program; classes meet for 2.5 hours once weekly The health education control group meets at the same time and for the same amount of time

Timeline

• Start date: 2012-01-01
• Primary completion: 2014-11-01
• Completion: 2015-12-01
• First posted: 2013-03-06
• Last updated: 2017-04-19

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States