NCT02120937

Mindfulness in Mood Dysregulated Youth

Neural Basis of Mindfulness in Mood Dysregulated Youth

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 10 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Cincinnati · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 10 Years – 17 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Mindfulness group therapy can help children with mood irregularities and family history of bipolar disorder.

Detailed description

Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) is a manualized psychotherapeutic intervention that is a combination of mindfulness techniques and cognitive behavioral therapy. MBCT-C, which is mindfulness based cognitive based therapy for children, involves weekly group sessions, home practice, and the core curriculum of formal mindfulness practices (e.g. body scan, sitting, movement and walking meditations). Group sessions will involve guided meditation practices, instructor-led discussion of experiences and psychoeducation. By fopstering the ability to pay close attention to thoughts, emotions and body sensations, participants learn to make better choices to deal with stress, anxiety, depression, pain and other challenges. This can allow them to more effectively use the principles of cognitive behavioral therapy. Twelve children aged 10-17 with mood dysregulation and a bipolar parent will be in the study for 12 weeks. There will be two groups receiving intervention: one group recruited from the community and one group recruited from a known high-risk cohort.

Conditions

• Bipolar Disorder
• Mood Disorder
• Emotional Disturbance

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	MBCT-C Therapy	Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy for Children is a manualized psychotherapeutic intervention that combines mindfulness techniques with certain features of cognitive behavioral therapy. This particular protocol for youth includes weekly group sessions, regular home practice, and the core curriculum of formal mindfulness practices (e.g., body scan, sitting, movement, and walking meditations).

Timeline

• Start date: 2014-03-01
• Primary completion: 2016-03-01
• Completion: 2016-03-01
• First posted: 2014-04-23
• Last updated: 2016-05-18

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States