Depression
Conditions
Interventions
2:Mindfulness meditation
Sponsors
Shanghai Mental Health Center
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
24 Years to 62 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Aged at least 18 years; 2. To be able to attend the training program on Saturday for 8 weeks and conduct daily practice at home; 3. Those experiencing with sleep disturbance, stress, depression or anxiety will be considered priority.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. current use of psychoactive medication, substance dependence; 2. current participant in psychotherapy programs or extensive practice of any form of meditation (>15 minutes per day); 3. obesity (body mass index >34.9), 4)those who reported cold, fever, inflammatory disorder, infection, diabetes, hepatitis C, cardiovascular disease and cancer in the past weeks.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| biochemical parameters, including uric acid, creatinine, total cholesterol (TC), triglyceride (TG), high density low density lipoprotein-cholesterol (LDL-C),apolipoprotein B (ApoB), apolipoprotein E (ApoE) and blood glucose; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Hamilton Depression Rating Scale-17items (HAM-D17);Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale (HAM-A);ittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI);effectiveness evaluation; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactDonghong Cui
Shanghai Mental Health Center
Outcome results
None listed