Distant Delivery of a Mindfulness-based Intervention for People Affected by Parkinson's Disease

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

60 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2016-01-31

Study Completion Date

2017-03-31

Brief Summary

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Psychological difficulties, especially depression and anxiety are the most prevalent non-motor symptoms in Parkinson's Disease (PD). Pharmacological treatments are not as effective in PD. Mindfulness courses have received increased popularity and recognition as an effective way to manage emotional states, and there is ever growing findings of the effectiveness of mindfulness courses for people with long-term medical conditions. Two small pilot studies have indicated that mindfulness courses can be helpful for people with PD in improving symptoms of depression, language functioning and motor symptoms. The investigators propose to deliver these courses remotely, through Skype video conferences, to make it more accessible for people with mobility limitations and people who live in rural areas.

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Detailed Description

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This study will employ a mixed-methods design, with an experimental randomised control trial followed by a qualitative design. Sixty participants will be randomly assigned to the 8-week mindfulness course (n=30) or a wait-list control group (n=30). Block randomisation will be used and the randomisation scheme will be generated using the randomisation.com website. One-hour sessions will be delivered to groups of 5 people using Skype video-conferencing. As this is a pilot study analyses will largely be descriptive. Further, inferential analyses using mixed modelling will be conducted by intention-to-treat. At the end of the intervention, the investigators will interview the participants of the mindfulness group about their experiences of the course.

Conditions

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Parkinson's Disease

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 intervention (MBI)

Participants randomly assigned to the MBI group will receive 8 sessions over an 8-week period. The sessions will last 1 hour and will be held via video-conference through Skype, an online application.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Mindfulness-based intervention (MBI)

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

MBI consists of 8 sessions and will cover becoming aware of emotions, thoughts and physical sensations, decentering and acceptance. Recordings of the body scan, a sitting meditation and a mindful movement meditation will be provided for daily home practice. Special care will be taken to address safety in the context of PD, and to adapt meditations to the physical limitations of PD.

Wait-list control (WLC)

Participants randomly assigned to the WLC group will be discouraged from any new mindfulness related activities during the trial. The WLC group will be offered the opportunity to take part in the MBI at the end of the 20-week follow-up.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Mindfulness-based intervention (MBI)

MBI consists of 8 sessions and will cover becoming aware of emotions, thoughts and physical sensations, decentering and acceptance. Recordings of the body scan, a sitting meditation and a mindful movement meditation will be provided for daily home practice. Special care will be taken to address safety in the context of PD, and to adapt meditations to the physical limitations of PD.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* be diagnosed with PD according to PD Brain Bank criteria by a neurologist or geriatrician
* have a computer and internet access at home, since the course will be delivered via Skype
* be able to communicate in English fluently
* be stabilised on mood altering medication and/or Parkinson's medication for a month

Exclusion Criteria

* have severe cognitive impairment that would make participation in the mindfulness sessions and home practice of mindful meditation problematic or distressing. This will be assessed using the Telephone Interview for Cognitive Status-Modified (TICS-M, Brandt et al., 1993).
* have severe psychiatric conditions (e.g. psychosis, drug/ alcohol addiction) that can potentially risk failure in the treatment or limit participation in the course
* have severe hearing impairment
* are currently participating in other psychological therapies
* have prior formal training in mindfulness methods or current meditation practice

Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No