None listed
Conditions
Brief summary
The aim of this research is to see if a psychological treatment based on meditation principles called “Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy” (mindfulness) is an effective treatment for depression in Parkinson’s disease. The study will compare an 8-week group MBCT treatment to a placebo-control group of Supportive Psychotherapy. The aim is to determine whether the MBCT program effectively reduces anxiety, depression, and caregiver burden and increases in quality of life and motor symptoms. This study will also introduce a session to the MBCT program which is specifically for partners/carers. This session will aim to help carers of people with PD to understand the principles of mindfulness to encourage them to become involved in the mindfulness practice with their partner/loved one. The aim of this is to help improve the person with Parkinson’s disease use of mindfulness and also decrease stress for carers.
Interventions
The intervention is an 8-week Mindfulness based cognitive therapy (MBCT) program, which is designed to reduce depression, anxiety, and stress, with a particular focus on preventing relapse of depression. The MBCT program that will be used for the current study is an adapted version of Segal, Williams, and Teasdales's 2012 MBCT program which has been specialised for people with PD. This intervention program consists of 8 sessions (90 minutes each) which will run once per week across an 8-week per
The intervention is an 8-week Mindfulness based cognitive therapy (MBCT) program, which is designed to reduce depression, anxiety, and stress, with a particular focus on preventing relapse of depression. The MBCT program that will be used for the current study is an adapted version of Segal, Williams, and Teasdales's 2012 MBCT program which has been specialised for people with PD. This intervention program consists of 8 sessions (90 minutes each) which will run once per week across an 8-week period. The program targets skills such as concentration, awareness of thoughts, emotions, and bodily sensations, decentering, acceptance, letting go, and being in a state of “being” rather than “doing”. An additional session (lasting approximately one hour) for partners/carers of the participants with PD will be conducted early in the MBCT treatment (around session 2). This session will aim to help partners/carers of people with PD to understand psychological problems that occur in PD such as anxiety. It will also aim to teach them about mindfulness and encourage them to become actively involved in the mindfulness practice homework with their partner/carer. The MBCT group sessions will involve face to face sessions in small groups of participants (approximately 6-8). Trainee clinical psychologists will be running the sessions. There will be a register of attendance at sessions.
Sponsors
Curtin University
Study design
Allocation
Randomised controlled trial
Intervention model
Parallel
Primary purpose
Treatment
Masking
Open (masking not used)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
Due to significant difficulties recruiting participants who met the DSM-5 criteria for Depressive Disorder the eligibility criteria was broadened to include people who did not meet this criteria and presented with mild to no symptoms of depression. The rest of the inclusion criteria remain the same.
Exclusion criteria
Study criteria was changed to include participants on Deep Brain Stimulation.
Outcome results
None listed