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Effects of Meditation Awareness Training on Psychosocial Functioning in Prison Participants

NCT ID: NCT01651091

Last Updated: 2012-08-07

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

102 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2013-03-31

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of an eight-week long group-based secular intervention known as Meditation Awareness Training (MAT) on psychosocial functioning in prison participants.

Detailed Description

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In Western practitioner settings, Buddhist principles are increasingly being used in the treatment of a wide range of mental health issues. However, there is a dearth of high quality research examining the effects of Buddhist-derived interventions (BDIs) on mental health in forensic settings. The purpose of this study is to assess the salutary effects and acceptability of a secularised group-based eight-week BDI known as Meditation Awareness Training (MAT) against relevant predictors of adaptive psychosocial functioning and mental health in violent offenders. A randomized controlled trial (RCT) design will be employed structured with reference to CONSORT (Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials) 2010 guidelines. English speaking adult males (aged 18-65 years) serving indeterminate prison sentences for offences of instrumental violence at a category B prison will be invited to receive MAT on a voluntary basis. Computer-generated numbers will be used to randomly allocate prison participants (n=102 - based on statistical power calculations) to either an intervention or 'treatment as usual' (TAU) control condition. Measures will be taken pre- and post-intervention and at three-month follow-up to assess maintenance effects.

Conditions

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Psychosocial Functioning

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Meditation Awareness Training

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Meditation Awareness Training

Intervention Type OTHER

Psychotherapy Intervention

Treatment as Usual

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Treatment as usual

Intervention Type OTHER

Interventions

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Meditation Awareness Training

Psychotherapy Intervention

Intervention Type OTHER

Treatment as usual

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Adult male (aged 18 to 65)
* English speaking
* Intact cognition(mini-mental status exam ≥23)
* Incarceration for an act of instrumental violence
* Evidence of self-harming and/or suicidal ideations and/or substance-use during the 12 months prior to the study.

Exclusion Criteria

* current participation in a program of structured psychotherapy or counselling
* any prior formal meditation training
* psychopharmacology commenced or dosage changed one-month prior to intervention (stable medication permitted)
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

65 Years

Eligible Sex

MALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Awake to Wisdom Foundation

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

Serco Group Plc

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

Nottingham Trent University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Edo Shonin

Research Psychologist

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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Nottingham Trent University

Nottingham, , United Kingdom

Site Status

Countries

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United Kingdom

Central Contacts

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Edo Shonin

Role: CONTACT

Email: [email protected]

Facility Contacts

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Edo Shonin

Role: primary

Other Identifiers

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MAT-30072012-T

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id