NCT01914874

Efficacy of a Mindfulness Meditation Program for Social Anxiety Disorder

Efficacy of an Enhanced Mindfulness-based Intervention for Social Anxiety Disorder: A Pilot Feasibility Randomized Controlled Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 39 (actual)
• Sponsor: Hopital Montfort · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 80 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The aim of this study is to evaluate the feasibility and initial efficacy of an enhanced mindfulness-based program that includes "mindful exposure" to reduce anxiety and avoidance of social situations, and the Buddhist practice of self-compassion aimed at reducing harsh judgment and self-criticism that is characteristic of people with social anxiety disorder.

Detailed description

The purpose of this pilot study is to evaluate the feasibility and initial efficacy of an enhanced mindfulness-based intervention for SAD (MIND-SAD) that incorporates the following components: training in classical mindfulness, including concentration and insight (vipassana) meditation; training in self-compassion; and mindful exposure. An exploratory aim of the study is to evaluate the effects of the mindfulness intervention on biological markers of stress reactivity, including salivary cortisoland salivary alpha-amylase. The study is a two-arm, parallel design, prospective study comparing 12 weekly sessions of MIND-SAD delivered in a group format versus a wait-list control (WLC).

Conditions

• Social Anxiety Disorder

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Mindfulness Meditation

Timeline

• Start date: 2013-07-01
• Primary completion: 2015-01-01
• Completion: 2015-01-01
• First posted: 2013-08-02
• Last updated: 2015-07-01

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Canada