Health Condition 1: M05- Rheumatoid arthritis with rheumatoid factor
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Mindfulness based cognitive therapy: 8 weekly individual mindfulness based cognitive therapy sessions will be given to the participants in the intervention group .
Control Intervention
Sponsors
University Grant Commission junior research fellowship
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1)People diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis. 2)People who can read and understand either Hindi, English or Kannada.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1)Individuals with major psychiatric disorders. 2)Individuals with severe disability as assessed on Global Disability scale. 3)Individuals who undergone Mindfulness, yoga and other traditional form of interventions two months prior to being selected for the study. 4)Individuals with Mental Retardation as ruled out clinically. 5)Active self-reported Alcohol and other drug dependency. 6)Scheduled for major surgery. 7)Individuals with major physical illness
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1)To study the effect of MBCT on IL-6, TNF-a. 2)To study the effect of MBCT on trait mindfulness, Psychological wellbeing and functioning. Timepoint: 1/12/2019 to 30/4/2020 | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To study the relationship between the used biomarkers and the trait mindfulness, psychological wellbeing and functioning. Timepoint: 1/12/2019 to 30/4/2020 | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr Dinesh N
Manipal Acdemy of higher education
Outcome results
None listed