Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction for Metabolic Syndrome

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

22 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2017-07-01

Study Completion Date

2018-10-05

Brief Summary

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Mindfulness based stress reduction offered to couples where one has metabolic syndrome to see if their stress is reduced as measured by bio markers and surveys

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Detailed Description

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This is a pilot study being designed to pilot a MBSR program for the purposes of future research.The investigators will be using two cohorts. One who will get the intervention and the other who will be wait listed and receive the intervention at a later date. Eight week mindfulness class offered to couples, who also attend an orientation session and a half day retreat with other couples to learn how to control stress through mindfulness meditation practices. Participants will come for lab work before intervention, eight weeks after initial class and at the end of entire program. Bio- markers to be measured are waist circumference, FBS and cholesterol.

Conditions

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Metabolic Syndrome

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

CROSSOVER

Primary Study Purpose

OTHER

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Wait List Control

Will receive voucher for MBSR after study is concluded

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Intervention

These people will receive the MBSR

Group Type OTHER

MBSR

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eight week class on MBSR in addition to an orientation class and a half day retreat

Interventions

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MBSR

Eight week class on MBSR in addition to an orientation class and a half day retreat

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Participant has 3 of the following: a Abdominal Obesity; b. Hypertriglyceridemia; c. Low High Density Lipoproteins (HDL); d. High Blood Pressure; e. High Fasting Blood Sugar (FBS)
* Participant must be married or co- habituating
* Both partners are over sixty

Exclusion Criteria

* Either partner is non- English speaking
* Either partner practices mind- body therapies more than once a week/
* Either partner taking psychiatric medicine

Minimum Eligible Age

60 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

90 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes