Status:

COMPLETED

Mechanisms of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy in the Treatment of Recurrent Major Depressive Disorder

Lead Sponsor:

University of Aarhus

Collaborating Sponsors:

University of Oxford

VIA University College

Conditions:

Major Depressive Disorder, Recurrent

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The primary purpose of this study is to investigate neural mechanisms and predictors of treatment outcome in Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) for recurrent Major Depressive Disorder.

Detailed Description

AIM AND HYPOTHESES The primary aim is to investigate treatment mechanisms of MBCT and markers of relapse risk. Controlled design: First, we aim to first investigate the effect of treatment on clini...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Age above 18 years
  • Meeting DSM-IV criteria for a history of recurrent Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) with or without a current episode of depression
  • Recurrent MDD evaluated a being the primary disorder.
  • Danish literacy

Exclusion

  • A history of schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, bipolar disorder, current severe substance abuse, organic mental disorder, current/past psychosis, pervasive developmental delay, persistent antisocial behaviour, persistent self-injury requiring clinical management/therapy
  • Formal concurrent psychotherapy
  • Previous Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy/Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction
  • Anti-psychotic medication and benzodiazepines
  • Standard exclusion criteria for undergoing magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) procedures for research purposes, i.e., claustrophobia, pregnancy, cardiac pacemaker, prosthetic heart valve, neurostimulator, implanted pumps, cochlear implants, non-MR-compatible implants or devices.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

February 15 2017

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

June 1 2019

Estimated Enrollment :

80 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03353493

Start Date

February 15 2017

End Date

June 1 2019

Last Update

June 5 2019

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Aarhus University

Aarhus, Denmark, 8000