Health Condition 1: F20- Schizophrenia
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) and Active Control Group: MBSR is an intervention rooted in Buddhist philosophy and is provided over 8 sessions. Each session is aimed at diffe
Sponsors
Cross fertilized research training for new investigators in Egypt India Univ of Pittsburgh
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients with a DSM-5 diagnosis of schizophrenia presenting to the Department of Psychiatry at PGIMER-Dr. R.M.L. Hospital, with a duration of illness of at least 1 year will be included in the study.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients with A comorbid psychiatric and/or neurological disorder will be excluded from the study. Patients with previous experience with psychological intervention (in the preceding two years) will also be excluded from the study.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Patients in the MBSR group when compared to the Active Control group are expected to show improvements in symptoms of schizophrenia (PANSS), measures of mindfulness (Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire), executive (Trail Making Test) and cognitive functioning (Penn Neurocognitive Battery) and cognitive insight (Beck Cognitive Insight Scale)Timepoint: Patients will be assessed at 4 points during the study: at baseline (week 0), mid intervention (week 4), post intervention (week 8), at one month follow up (week 12) | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Patients in the MBSR group are expected to show improvement in overall quality of life as compared to the Active Control groupTimepoint: The assessment of quality of life will take place at 4 points in the study using WHOQOL-Bref: baseline (week 0), mid intervention (week 4), post intervention (week 8), at one month follow up (week 12). | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactSmita N Deshpande
Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, New Delhi
Outcome results
None listed