Can we use a mindfulness-based intervention for people in mental health recovery?

A randomised controlled pre-pilot trial of a mindfulness-based intervention (The Remind programme 1.0) improving personal recovery outcomes among people with mental illness compared to inactive treatment-as-usual controls

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN90791918

Enrollment

Registered

2022-05-09

Start date

2020-02-28

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2022-05-23

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Conditions

Intervention to facilitate personal recovery in people with mental illness Mental and Behavioural Disorders

Interventions

Eligible participants were randomly allocated (1:1) into either the mindfulness-based intervention (MBI) or the treatment-as-usual (TAU) control group. The MBI consisted of 8-weekly 2.5 hours sessions

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Aged 18 or above 2. Permanent Hong Kong residents 3. Diagnosed with mental illness with standardised diagnostic criteria (e.g. ICD-11 or DSM-5), for any length of illness 4. Capable of providing informed consent to participate in the trial 5. Able to understand Chinese languages 6. Recipient the community-based mental health service

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. A diagnosis of learning disability or major cognitive impairment arising from any underlying medical condition resulting in significant functional impairment 2. Primary diagnosis of substance abuse 3. In a mental state that precludes the possibility of engaging in the intervention (e.g. significant thought disorder) 4. Engagement in concurrent mindfulness training/intervention 5. Do not provide informed consent 6. Refused to be randomised

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
1. Personal recovery: Recovery Assessment Scale (RAS) at baseline (pre-intervention), post-intervention, 1-month follow-up. 2. Trait mindfulness: the Kentucky Inventory of Mindfulness Skills (KIMS-17) at baseline (pre-intervention), post-intervention, 1-month follow-up. 3. Self-compassion: Self-compassion Scale (SCS) at at baseline (pre-intervention), post-intervention, 1-month follow-up. 4. Resilience: Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC) at baseline (pre-intervention), post-intervention, 1-month follow-up. 5. Qualitative semi-structured interviews were conducted at baseline (pre-intervention), post-intervention, 1-month follow-up.	—

Measure

Time frame

1. Personal recovery: Recovery Assessment Scale (RAS) at baseline (pre-intervention), post-intervention, 1-month follow-up. 2. Trait mindfulness: the Kentucky Inventory of Mindfulness Skills (KIMS-17) at baseline (pre-intervention), post-intervention, 1-month follow-up. 3. Self-compassion: Self-compassion Scale (SCS) at at baseline (pre-intervention), post-intervention, 1-month follow-up. 4. Resilience: Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC) at baseline (pre-intervention), post-intervention, 1-month follow-up. 5. Qualitative semi-structured interviews were conducted at baseline (pre-intervention), post-intervention, 1-month follow-up.

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. Positive and negative mood: Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS) at baseline (pre-intervention), post-intervention, 1-month follow-up. 2. Quality of life: The World Health Organization Quality of Life – BREF (WHOQOL-BREF) at baseline (pre-intervention), post-intervention, 1-month follow-up.	—

Countries

Hong Kong

Outcome results

None listed

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