Mindfulness Based Compassionate Living in Recurrent Depression

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

122 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2013-07-31

Study Completion Date

2015-11-30

Brief Summary

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Since a few years, Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) has been used as treatment for patients suffering from recurrent depression. Though a number of studies show that MBCT is effective in this population and MBCT reduces the chances of relapse/recurrence in recurrent depressive patients, the chance of a new depression developing after end of treatment is still considerable. Ergo, there is room for improvement.

Especially the development of a non-judging or compassionate attitude towards all experience seems to mediate the treatment effect. It is therefore our expectation that a follow-up intervention that focuses specifically on self-compassion could prove very useful in elaborating on the effects of MBCT.

The research question of this research is therefore: what is the effect of compassion training in people suffering from recurrent depression who have already received MBCT training?

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Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Recurrent Depression

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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MBCL + TAU

This cohort receives the Mindfulness Based Compassionate Living program in addition to treatment as usual.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Mindfulness Based Compassionate Living

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

The MBCL program consists of eight biweekly group sessions of 2.5 hours, in which the participants get formal meditation exercises, some theoretical information and participate in inquiry on the meditation exercises and homework assignments. Homework assignments are given after every session, consisting of formal and informal meditation exercises primarily and some diary instructions.

TAU

This cohort receives treatment as usual of any nature, e.g. psychotherapy, antidepressant medication etc.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Mindfulness Based Compassionate Living

The MBCL program consists of eight biweekly group sessions of 2.5 hours, in which the participants get formal meditation exercises, some theoretical information and participate in inquiry on the meditation exercises and homework assignments. Homework assignments are given after every session, consisting of formal and informal meditation exercises primarily and some diary instructions.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Other Intervention Names

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MBCL Mindfulness Based Compassion Training

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1. Recurrent depression according to the DSM-IV criteria.
2. Having participated in an MBCT training (\>= 4 sessions)

Exclusion Criteria

1. One or more previous (hypo)manic episodes according to DSM-IV criteria.
2. Primary psychotic disorder, e.g. schizophrenia or delusions.
3. Clinically relevant neurological conditions (e.g. brain trauma or dementia) or somatic conditions (e.g. cancer, AIDS) that could be related to the depression.
4. Current alcohol and/or drug abuse.
5. Use of high dosages of benzodiazepines.
6. Recent electro convulsive therapy (ECT) (less than 3 months ago).
7. Problems impeding participating in a group, such as severe borderline personality disorder.
8. No prior experience with MBCT.
9. Problems impeding completing the questionnaires, such as cognitive dysfunctions (only assessed if suspected).
10. Subnormal intelligence (IQ \< 80) (only assessed if suspected).

Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No