Status:

COMPLETED

Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy Intervention to Treat Depression in Individuals With a Traumatic Brain Injury

Lead Sponsor:

Lakehead University

Collaborating Sponsors:

Ontario Neurotrauma Foundation

Conditions:

Depression

Traumatic Brain Injury

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether mindfulness-based cognitive therapy is effective in reducing depression symptoms in individuals who have experienced a traumatic brain injury. The in...

Detailed Description

Major depression is a significant chronic problem for people with traumatic brain injury (TBI), and its treatment is difficult. A promising approach to treat depression is mindfulness-based cognitive ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • traumatic brain injury suffered more than one year ago but less than five
  • Evidence of depression post-traumatic brain injury (Beck Depression Inventory-II score of 16 or greater)
  • Ability to speak and read English
  • Age 18 or more

Exclusion

  • Inability to benefit from the intervention based a consensus process amongst study clinical psychologist and physicians, and from scores on memory and auditory attention (California Verbal Learning Test, Digit Span subsection of Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale); verbal fluency and executive functioning (Controlled Oral Word Association Test); verbal abstract reasoning (Similarities subsection of Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale); and executive functioning (Trail Making Test).
  • Evidence of unusual psychological processes such as psychosis, suicidal ideation, substance abuse, or major concurrent mental illness (Beck Depression Inventory-II and Symptom Checklist-90-R will supplement the decision-making process of study clinicians).

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

November 1 2009

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

May 1 2012

Estimated Enrollment :

105 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00745940

Start Date

November 1 2009

End Date

May 1 2012

Last Update

March 28 2014

Active Locations (3)

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Ottawa Hospital Rehabilitation Centre

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, K1H 8M2

2

St. Joseph's Care Group

Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada, P7B 5G7

3

Toronto Rehabilitation Institute

Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5G 2A2