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Stress Reduction Intervention for Enhancing Treatment Outcome for Depressed Minority Patients

NCT ID: NCT00998959

Last Updated: 2012-04-30

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

40 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2008-08-31

Study Completion Date

2012-01-31

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to determine the usefulness of a stress reduction treatment in helping minority patients with major depression get better. Subjects will receive six weeks of either mindfulness-based stress reduction and problem solving therapy or psychoeducation.

Detailed Description

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The purpose of this study is to determine the usefulness of a stress reduction treatment compared to psychoeducation in helping minority patients with major depression get better.

The study will last 10 weeks. During the main portion of the study, subjects will receive either individual weekly sessions of stress-reduction therapy or psychoeducation for six weeks. The stress reduction therapy will consist of mindfulness-based stress reduction and problem solving therapy, which focuses on linking psychological problems with psychosocial issues and helping you use your skills and resources to improve your functioning. The psychoeducation will consist of six sessions of education on depression and the treatment and management of symptoms. Each session will last 50 minutes, and four of the visits will also include filling out questionnaires which will take approximately 15-30 minutes to complete. One month after the last session, subjects will come in for a follow-up visit with a study clinician to see how they are doing and to fill out questionnaires.

Conditions

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Major Depressive Disorder

Keywords

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Depression Major Depression

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Mindfulness based stress reduction and problem solving therapy

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction and Psychoeducation

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Participants will receive six individual weekly 50-minute sessions of mindfulness based stress reduction (MBSR) as well as problem solving therapy (PST. PST is a type of therapy that focuses on psychosocial problems and using your skills and resources to function better. MBSR uses exercises in mindfulness to reduce stress.

Psychoeducation

Group Type OTHER

Psychoeducation

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Participants will receive six individual weekly 50-minute sessions of psychoeducation. Psychoeducation consists of education on depression, its symptoms, its treatment, and recovery.

Interventions

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Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction and Psychoeducation

Participants will receive six individual weekly 50-minute sessions of mindfulness based stress reduction (MBSR) as well as problem solving therapy (PST. PST is a type of therapy that focuses on psychosocial problems and using your skills and resources to function better. MBSR uses exercises in mindfulness to reduce stress.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Psychoeducation

Participants will receive six individual weekly 50-minute sessions of psychoeducation. Psychoeducation consists of education on depression, its symptoms, its treatment, and recovery.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Meet criteria for current major depressive disorder
* Men or women aged 18-75 who self-identify as a member of a racial or ethnic minority group
* Has a PCP, therapist, psychiatrist, etc aware of their depression. Or, subject agrees to seek outside mental health treatment/management

Exclusion Criteria

* Pregnancy
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

75 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Dupont-Warren

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

Trina E. Chang, MD

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Trina E. Chang, MD

Staff Psychiatrist

Responsibility Role SPONSOR_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Trina E. Chang, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Massachusetts General Hospital

Locations

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Massachusetts General Hospital

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Other Identifiers

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2008p001576

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id