Trial Outcomes & Findings for Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction to Improve Neuropsychological Functioning in Acquired Brain Injury (NCT NCT03969563)

NCT ID: NCT03969563

Last Updated: 2025-02-04

Results Overview

The primary psychological outcome measure is the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory to measure changes in subjective symptoms of anxiety from pre- to post-intervention. The range is 20-80, with 20-37 being no/minimal anxiety and 45-80 being severe anxiety. A lower score post-intervention indicates improvement on this measure.

Recruitment status

COMPLETED

Study phase

NA

Target enrollment

110 participants

Primary outcome timeframe

10 weeks

Results posted on

2025-02-04

Participant Flow

Participant milestones

Participant milestones
Measure
MBSR
8-week Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction class that trains participants in mindfulness, meditation, and yoga. Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction: 8-week Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction class that trains participants in mindfulness, meditation, and yoga.
Brain Health Education
8-week Brain Health education class that teaches participants about brain-behavior relationships, nutrition, aging facts, sleep, and memory. Brain Health Education: 8-week Brain Health education class that teaches participants about brain-behavior relationships, nutrition, aging facts, sleep, and memory.
Overall Study
STARTED
57
53
Overall Study
COMPLETED
29
30
Overall Study
NOT COMPLETED
28
23

Reasons for withdrawal

Withdrawal data not reported

Baseline Characteristics

Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction to Improve Neuropsychological Functioning in Acquired Brain Injury

Baseline characteristics by cohort

Baseline characteristics by cohort
Measure
MBSR
n=57 Participants
8-week Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction class that trains participants in mindfulness, meditation, and yoga. Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction: 8-week Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction class that trains participants in mindfulness, meditation, and yoga.
Brain Health Education
n=53 Participants
8-week Brain Health education class that teaches participants about brain-behavior relationships, nutrition, aging facts, sleep, and memory. Brain Health Education: 8-week Brain Health education class that teaches participants about brain-behavior relationships, nutrition, aging facts, sleep, and memory.
Total
n=110 Participants
Total of all reporting groups
Age, Categorical
<=18 years
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
0 Participants
n=7 Participants
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
Age, Categorical
Between 18 and 65 years
17 Participants
n=5 Participants
19 Participants
n=7 Participants
36 Participants
n=5 Participants
Age, Categorical
>=65 years
40 Participants
n=5 Participants
34 Participants
n=7 Participants
74 Participants
n=5 Participants
Age, Continuous
67.7 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 7.4 • n=5 Participants
67.8 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 7.6 • n=7 Participants
67.7 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 7.5 • n=5 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
5 Participants
n=5 Participants
1 Participants
n=7 Participants
6 Participants
n=5 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
52 Participants
n=5 Participants
52 Participants
n=7 Participants
104 Participants
n=5 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Asian American
4 Participants
n=5 Participants
0 Participants
n=7 Participants
4 Participants
n=5 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Black
18 Participants
n=5 Participants
10 Participants
n=7 Participants
28 Participants
n=5 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Hispanic/Latine
4 Participants
n=5 Participants
2 Participants
n=7 Participants
6 Participants
n=5 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
2 Participants
n=5 Participants
2 Participants
n=7 Participants
4 Participants
n=5 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
White
24 Participants
n=5 Participants
35 Participants
n=7 Participants
59 Participants
n=5 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Mixed
5 Participants
n=5 Participants
4 Participants
n=7 Participants
9 Participants
n=5 Participants
Education
15 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 2.2 • n=5 Participants
14.5 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 2.8 • n=7 Participants
14.8 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 2.5 • n=5 Participants

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: 10 weeks

The primary psychological outcome measure is the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory to measure changes in subjective symptoms of anxiety from pre- to post-intervention. The range is 20-80, with 20-37 being no/minimal anxiety and 45-80 being severe anxiety. A lower score post-intervention indicates improvement on this measure.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
MBSR
n=29 Participants
8-week Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction class that trains participants in mindfulness, meditation, and yoga. Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction: 8-week Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction class that trains participants in mindfulness, meditation, and yoga.
Brain Health Education
n=30 Participants
8-week Brain Health education class that teaches participants about brain-behavior relationships, nutrition, aging facts, sleep, and memory. Brain Health Education: 8-week Brain Health education class that teaches participants about brain-behavior relationships, nutrition, aging facts, sleep, and memory.
State-Trait Anxiety Inventory
32.8 Score on a scale
Standard Deviation 9
32.5 Score on a scale
Standard Deviation 11.8

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: 10 weeks

The secondary psychological outcome measure is a change in depression scores from pre- to post-intervention. The range is 0 to 30, with 0 being no/minimal depression and 20-30 being severe depression. A lower score post-intervention indicates improvement on this measure.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
MBSR
n=29 Participants
8-week Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction class that trains participants in mindfulness, meditation, and yoga. Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction: 8-week Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction class that trains participants in mindfulness, meditation, and yoga.
Brain Health Education
n=30 Participants
8-week Brain Health education class that teaches participants about brain-behavior relationships, nutrition, aging facts, sleep, and memory. Brain Health Education: 8-week Brain Health education class that teaches participants about brain-behavior relationships, nutrition, aging facts, sleep, and memory.
Geriatric Depression Scale - 30
6.5 Score on a scale
Standard Deviation 4.5
7.9 Score on a scale
Standard Deviation 6.9

Adverse Events

MBSR

Serious events: 0 serious events
Other events: 0 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

Brain Health Education

Serious events: 0 serious events
Other events: 0 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

Serious adverse events

Adverse event data not reported

Other adverse events

Adverse event data not reported

Additional Information

Dr. Jerry Nadler, Chief of Research

VA Northern California Health Care System

Phone: 9168432776

Results disclosure agreements

  • Principal investigator is a sponsor employee
  • Publication restrictions are in place