Trial Outcomes & Findings for Staying Well: A Clinical Trial of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction and Education Groups for HIV (NCT NCT00271856)

NCT ID: NCT00271856

Last Updated: 2012-04-17

Results Overview

Recruitment status

COMPLETED

Study phase

PHASE2

Target enrollment

177 participants

Primary outcome timeframe

baseline to 12 months

Results posted on

2012-04-17

Participant Flow

Participants were recruited between July 2005 to August 2008 through newspaper advertisements, electronic bulletin boards, community postings and fliers in clinics.

Enrolled participants were screened to determine if inclusion criteria were met. This process included structured phone interviews, medical history review, and laboratory results.

Participant milestones

Participant milestones
Measure
0 Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR)
Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR): 8 weekly evening meetings plus one all-day class.
1-HIV Education/Self-management
HIV education/self-management workshop: 8 weekly classes.
Overall Study
STARTED
89
88
Overall Study
COMPLETED
78
70
Overall Study
NOT COMPLETED
11
18

Reasons for withdrawal

Reasons for withdrawal
Measure
0 Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR)
Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR): 8 weekly evening meetings plus one all-day class.
1-HIV Education/Self-management
HIV education/self-management workshop: 8 weekly classes.
Overall Study
Withdrawal by Subject
1
7
Overall Study
Lost to Follow-up
10
11

Baseline Characteristics

Staying Well: A Clinical Trial of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction and Education Groups for HIV

Baseline characteristics by cohort

Baseline characteristics by cohort
Measure
0 Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR)
n=89 Participants
Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR): 8 weekly evening meetings plus one all-day class.
1-HIV Education/Self-management
n=88 Participants
HIV education/self-management workshop: 8 weekly classes.
Total
n=177 Participants
Total of all reporting groups
Age, Categorical
<=18 years
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
0 Participants
n=7 Participants
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
Age, Categorical
Between 18 and 65 years
89 Participants
n=5 Participants
87 Participants
n=7 Participants
176 Participants
n=5 Participants
Age, Categorical
>=65 years
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
1 Participants
n=7 Participants
1 Participants
n=5 Participants
Age Continuous
41.1 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 9.36 • n=5 Participants
40.5 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 9.5 • n=7 Participants
40.8 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 9.41 • n=5 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
4 Participants
n=5 Participants
2 Participants
n=7 Participants
6 Participants
n=5 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
85 Participants
n=5 Participants
86 Participants
n=7 Participants
171 Participants
n=5 Participants
Region of Enrollment
United States
89 participants
n=5 Participants
88 participants
n=7 Participants
177 participants
n=5 Participants

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: baseline to 12 months

Population: Intent to treat (ITT) analyses. Multiple imputation method used for those who started antiretroviral therapy (ART) between 0 and 12 months.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
0 Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR)
n=76 Participants
Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR): 8 weekly evening meetings plus one all-day class.
1-HIV Education/Self-management
n=68 Participants
HIV education/self-management workshop: 8 weekly classes.
Change in CD4 T-cell Count
-57.1 cells/µl
Interval -91.2 to -23.0
-70.3 cells/µl
Interval -105.5 to -35.1

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: baseline to 12 months

Population: ITT analyses.

The BDI is a widely used outcome measure for studies of depression. The BDI consists of 21 items that are rated on a 4-point scale according to how severely they are experienced. Scores range from 0-63, with higher scores reflecting greater depression.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
0 Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR)
n=76 Participants
Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR): 8 weekly evening meetings plus one all-day class.
1-HIV Education/Self-management
n=68 Participants
HIV education/self-management workshop: 8 weekly classes.
Change in Depression as Measured by Beck Depression Inventory (BDI)
-1.85 scores on the scale
Interval -3.66 to -0.035
-1.68 scores on the scale
Interval -3.48 to 0.13

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: baseline to 12 months

Population: ITT analyses.

Perception of stress was measured with the 10-item version of the Perceived Stress Scale. This widely used measure of perceived stress was designed to tap how unpredictable, uncontrollable, and overloaded respondents find their lives. Participants rate how often they felt or thought a certain way over the past month on a 4-point scale (0 = Never, 4 = Very Often). Scores range from 0-40, with higher scores reflecting greater perceived stress.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
0 Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR)
n=76 Participants
Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR): 8 weekly evening meetings plus one all-day class.
1-HIV Education/Self-management
n=68 Participants
HIV education/self-management workshop: 8 weekly classes.
Change in Perceived Stress as Measured by Perceived Stress Scale (PSS)
-0.58 scores on the scale
Interval -2.14 to 0.99
-2.03 scores on the scale
Interval -3.35 to -0.71

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: baseline to 12 months

Population: ITT analyses

Emotion was assessed with the Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS). The PANAS measures intensity of positive and negative emotions over the past week. The scale consists of 20 items--10 positive and 10 negative emotions. Respondents are asked to indicate how strongly they felt each emotion on a scale from 0 to 4 (not at all to extremely). The Positive Affect (PA) score is derived from summing the scores on the 10 positive emotions. Scores on the PA subscale range from 0-40, with higher scores reflecting more positive affect over the past week.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
0 Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR)
n=76 Participants
Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR): 8 weekly evening meetings plus one all-day class.
1-HIV Education/Self-management
n=68 Participants
HIV education/self-management workshop: 8 weekly classes.
Change in Positive and Negative Affect (PANAS) Positive Affect (PA) Score
1.20 scores on the scale
Interval -0.74 to 3.13
1.64 scores on the scale
Interval -0.22 to 3.5

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: baseline to 12 months

Population: ITT analyses.

Emotion was assessed with the Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS\\). The PANAS measures intensity of positive and negative emotions over the past week. The scale consists of 20 items--10 positive and 10 negative emotions. Respondents are asked to indicate how strongly they felt each emotion on a scale from 0 to 4 (not at all to extremely). The Negative Affect (NA) score is derived from summing the scores on the 10 negative emotions. Scores on the NA subscale range from 0-40, with higher scores reflecting more negative affect over the past week.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
0 Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR)
n=76 Participants
Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR): 8 weekly evening meetings plus one all-day class.
1-HIV Education/Self-management
n=68 Participants
HIV education/self-management workshop: 8 weekly classes.
Change in Positive and Negative Affect Scale (PANAS) Negative Affect (NA) Score
-2.17 scores on the scale
Interval -4.25 to -0.085
-2.63 scores on the scale
Interval -4.27 to -0.99

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: baseline to 12 months

Population: ITT analyses.

We used the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) as a measure of depressive symptom severity. The PHQ-9 is the depression module of the self-administered version of the Primary Care Evaluation of Mental Disorders (PRIME-MD) diagnostic instrument. Participants rate the frequency of 9 depression symptoms over the past 2 weeks from 0 (not at all) to 3 (nearly every day). Scores range from 0 to 27, with higher scores reflecting greater severity of depressive symptoms.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
0 Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR)
n=76 Participants
Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR): 8 weekly evening meetings plus one all-day class.
1-HIV Education/Self-management
n=68 Participants
HIV education/self-management workshop: 8 weekly classes.
Change in Depression as Measured by the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9)
-1.00 scores on the scale
Interval -2.44 to 0.44
-1.46 scores on the scale
Interval -2.71 to -0.2

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: 3, 6, and 12 months

Outcome measures

Outcome data not reported

Adverse Events

0 Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR)

Serious events: 0 serious events
Other events: 0 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

1-HIV Education/Self-management

Serious events: 0 serious events
Other events: 0 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

Serious adverse events

Adverse event data not reported

Other adverse events

Adverse event data not reported

Additional Information

Patricia Moran, PhD

UCSF Osher Center for Integrative Medicine

Phone: 415.353.9745

Results disclosure agreements

  • Principal investigator is a sponsor employee
  • Publication restrictions are in place