NCT03363230

Effects of Mindfulness Training on Emotion Regulation and Impulsivity

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 70 (actual)
• Sponsor: Fundació Institut de Recerca de l'Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 50 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Mindfulness training has proven to be a reliable treatment for patients with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD).The present randomized-controlled study examines the effects of mindfulness training on emotion regulation and impulsitivy. In addition, fMRI data was collected pre and post intervention. 70 patients with BPD diagnosis were randomized to either mindfulness or interpersonal effectiveness skills training. Assessments were conucted pre-and-post-intervention.

Conditions

• Mindfulness Skills
• Interpersonal Effectiveness Skills

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Mindfulness skills training	Mindfulness skills were taught over a 10-week period. Mindfulness skills were delivered in a weekly group-format. Participants were instructed to follow mindfulness practice at home. The treatment was focused on enhancing the patient capacity to defuse from cognitive and emotional content.
BEHAVIORAL	Interpersonal Effectiveness skills training	Interpersonal effectiveness skills were taught over a 10-week period. Skills were delivered in a weekly group-format. The treatment was focused on improving interpersonal effectiveness.

Timeline

• Start date: 2015-03-01
• Primary completion: 2017-07-01
• Completion: 2017-07-01
• First posted: 2017-12-06
• Last updated: 2017-12-12

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Spain