Clinical Effectiveness of using Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy to Improve Coping and Quality of Life in People with Spinal Cord Injury.

Status

Not yet recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ANZCTR

Registry ID

ACTRN12609000217202

Enrollment

Registered

2009-04-29

Start date

2009-05-24

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2020-01-13

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Conditions

None listed

Brief summary

This research project aims to evaluate prospectively the effectiveness of an 8-week Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) group program implemented for individuals with a Spinal Cord Injury. The study hypothesis is that the implementation of an 8-week MBCT group program for Spinal Cord Injured individuals will facilitate improvements in psychosocial and behavioural functional outcomes post group program and these improvements in therapeutic outcomes will be maintained up to 3 months after completion of the MBCT group program.

Interventions

Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT). Mindfulness is a technique or "mode of being" that is about accepting and being content in the present moment with a non-judgemental and curious attitude. The MBCT group program involves attending 8-weekly group therapy sessions (2 hour duration). Groups will consist of a maximum of 10 participants at any one time. The group program is modified and adapted from Jon Kabat-Zinn's Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) work.

Study design

Allocation

Non-randomised trial

Primary purpose

Treatment

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 65 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

30 Spinal Cord Injured individuals with a duration of spinal cord injury greater than 6 months.

Exclusion criteria

Spinal Cord injured individuals will be excluded from the study if they suffer from delusional or psychotic thinking, have a significant cognitive deficit, or have concurrent head injury, are currently considered high risk of suicide, are suffering from extreme anxiety, or suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.

Outcome results