A pilot study to evaluate the effect of TWO kinds of MEditation programs on Hwa-byung patients

A randomized controlled, open-labelled, single-center, 8-week pilot study to assess the effectiveness of TWO kinds of MEditation programs on the emotions of Hwa-byung patients

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN75740459

Enrollment

Registered

2012-06-21

Start date

2012-02-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2015-01-13

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Conditions

Hwa-byung (anger syndrome) Mental and Behavioural Disorders Depression

Interventions

1. Metta meditation or basic meditation 2. Treatment: one session/week 3. Duration: 8 weeks 4. Followed up for 4 weeks

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Male or female from 20 to 65 years old 2. Diagnosed as hwa-byung using hwa-byung SCID (Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-?W) 3. Written informed consent form taken 4. Has no problems with communication (reading, writing, listening, speaking etc)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Has a severe neuro or psychiatric disorder 2. Has a history of major neuro-psychiatric disorder (autism, learning disorder, mental retardation etc.) 3. If the patient was in need of regular medication or psychotherapy, had a change in medication or dose of anti-depressant, barbiturate, hormone therapy in the past month 4. Seriously irritable patient 5. Participated in any other clinical trial within last one month from the screening day 6. Had a regular mind-body relaxation training more than one month within last year including any kind of meditation, qigong, etc. 7. Cannot understand written informed consent form or follow this study because of mental retardation, mental or emotional problems

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Hwa-byung symptoms scale at baseline (before the treatment) and post treatment (after eight sessions of treatment).	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. State-Trait Anger Expression Inventory (STAXI) (only 20 items in state anger and trait anger) 2. Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale of Korea (HAD) 3. Korean version of Mindfulness Attention Awareness Scale (K-MAAS) 4. Korean version of Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale (K-DERS) 5. Self-Compassion Scale (SCS) 6. Acceptance and Action Questionnaire (AAQ) Measured at baseline (before the treatment) and post treatment (after eight sessions of treatment).	—

Measure

Time frame

1. State-Trait Anger Expression Inventory (STAXI) (only 20 items in state anger and trait anger) 2. Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale of Korea (HAD) 3. Korean version of Mindfulness Attention Awareness Scale (K-MAAS) 4. Korean version of Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale (K-DERS) 5. Self-Compassion Scale (SCS) 6. Acceptance and Action Questionnaire (AAQ) Measured at baseline (before the treatment) and post treatment (after eight sessions of treatment).

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Countries

Korea, South

Outcome results

None listed

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