Status:

UNKNOWN

Mindfulness RCT for Early Psychosis

Lead Sponsor:

The University of Hong Kong

Conditions:

Psychosis

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-65 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Depressive mood and anxiety are prevalent in patients suffering from early psychosis. Treatments focused on these dimensions are rarely seen. Meanwhile, growing evidence showed Mindfulness-based inter...

Detailed Description

Psychosis is a set of symptoms associated with distorted perception and cognition. Clinical treatments that focus on positive symptoms, hallucination, and delusion are increasingly well developed thro...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Cantonese-speaking patients aged 18-65, who are service users of the aforementioned community mental health services in Hong Kong.
  • diagnosis of Schizophrenia, schizophreniform disorder, schizoaffective disorder, delusional disorder, brief psychotic disorder, psychotic disorder not otherwise specified, or manic episodes with psychotic features according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition (DSM-IV) and less than 5 years' duration since onset of psychosis.
  • present with mild depressive or anxiety symptoms (PANSS items G2 or G6 scores higher than or equal to 3; any item on CDSS scores more than or equal to 1).
  • They must have an ability to consent, stable positive symptoms (PANSS symptomatic items: P1-P7 scores less than or equal to 3) and good medication compliance (assessed by clinical interview, informant interview, and pill-counting).

Exclusion

  • Known organic brain disorder
  • Known history of intellectual disability,
  • Diagnosed with drug-induced psychosis,
  • Practice of mindfulness (in forms of yoga, Tai Chi, etc.) more than twice a week during the previous three months,
  • Previous or current substance abuse,
  • High risk features associated with acute psychotic episodes, and
  • Questionable adherence to medication treatment and follow-up.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

September 1 2014

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

September 1 2015

Estimated Enrollment :

60 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT02244970

Start Date

September 1 2014

End Date

September 1 2015

Last Update

September 19 2014

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The University of Hong Kong

Hong Kong, China