Is mindfulness-based cognitive therapy a feasible additional treatment for young people who do not completely recover from depression after treatment at Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services or who rapidly get depressed again?

A combined mindfulness-based approach for adolescent non-responders to first-line treatments of depression and their carers: establishing feasibility of implementation and delivery

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN17823155

Enrollment

Registered

2020-09-04

Start date

2021-01-15

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2022-08-29

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Conditions

Depression Mental and Behavioural Disorders Depression

Interventions

Potential therapists will attend 4 days of training to be delivered remotely to familiarise them with the manual – they will then contribute to the delivery of MBCT to two groups of 10 young people or

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Young People: 1. CAMHS patients with a primary diagnosis of depression 2. Aged 14 - 17 years at the time of recruitment 3. Completed at least one NICE recommended treatment for depression or anxiety 4. Not recovered sufficiently to be discharged, or who have subsequently relapsed and been re-referred 5. Scoring 60 or more on the self-report RCADS Carers: 6. A carer of a young person who has consented to take part in the study Group leaders: 7. Band 6 and above with professional training meaning they can work therapeutically with depressed (and anxious) CYP 8. A named CAMHS service senior clinician to support clinician delivering the group with risk – Clinical responsibility rest with CAMHS 9. Own personal mindfulness practice following attendance at either 8-week MBCT or MBSR group 10. Some experience of leading or co-leading an MBI but ideally level 1 teacher training

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Young People: 1. A primary presenting problem of eating disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder or psychosis 2. Self-harming behaviour or substance misuse necessitating current active clinical management

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
All outcomes are measured at baseline and then 4 and 9 months later. The following constructs will be measured in young people using the following measures: 1. Depression using RCADS 2. Quality of Life using CHU-9D 3. Family dynamics using Score-15 4. Mindfulness using CAMM 5. Self-compassion using SCS-SF 6. Emotional Regulation using ERQ 7. Decentering using EQ (Decentering Scale) 8. Rumination using CRSQ And in parents/carers: 9. Depression using GAD and PHQ-9 10. Quality of Life using EQ-5D 11. Family dynamics using Score-15 12. Mindfulness using FFMQ-SF 13. Self-compassion using SCS-SF 14. Emotional Regulation using ERQ 15. Decentering using EQ (Decentering Scale) 16. Rumination using RRS	—

Measure

Time frame

All outcomes are measured at baseline and then 4 and 9 months later. The following constructs will be measured in young people using the following measures: 1. Depression using RCADS 2. Quality of Life using CHU-9D 3. Family dynamics using Score-15 4. Mindfulness using CAMM 5. Self-compassion using SCS-SF 6. Emotional Regulation using ERQ 7. Decentering using EQ (Decentering Scale) 8. Rumination using CRSQ And in parents/carers: 9. Depression using GAD and PHQ-9 10. Quality of Life using EQ-5D 11. Family dynamics using Score-15 12. Mindfulness using FFMQ-SF 13. Self-compassion using SCS-SF 14. Emotional Regulation using ERQ 15. Decentering using EQ (Decentering Scale) 16. Rumination using RRS

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
There are no secondary outcome measures	—

Countries

England, United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026