NCT05111665

Decentering and Relapse/Recurrence in MBCT for Depression in Adults

The Association Between Decentering and Reductions in Relapse/Recurrence in Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Depression in Adults: A Randomized Controlled Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 227 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of British Columbia · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: —
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

Objective: "Decentering" is defined as the ability to observe one's thoughts and feelings as temporary, objective events in the mind, and is increasingly regarded as a candidate mechanism in mindfulness-based interventions. The current study sought to examine the role of decentering, and other related variables, in the efficacy of Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) as compared to two active comparison conditions. Method: Formerly depressed individuals (N = 227), randomly assigned to MBCT (n = 74), relaxation group therapy (RGT; n = 77) or treatment-as-usual (TAU; n = 76), completed self-report measures of decentering and symptoms of depression at pre-, mid-, and post-treatment, and relapse was assessed at 3, 6, 9, and 12 months, post-treatment.

Conditions

• Depression
• Depressive Disorder, Major
• Depression in Remission

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT)
BEHAVIORAL	Relaxation Group Therapy (RGT)
BEHAVIORAL	Treatment as usual (TAU)

Timeline

• Start date: 2008-02-14
• Primary completion: 2008-10-31
• Completion: 2008-10-31
• First posted: 2021-11-08
• Last updated: 2021-11-08

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Canada