Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy for parents with recurrent depression: compared to care as usual

Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy for parents with recurrent depression: an exploratory randomised controlled trial

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN98066741

Enrollment

Registered

2011-11-30

Start date

2011-02-20

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2017-07-03

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Conditions

Recurrent depression Mental and Behavioural Disorders Recurrent depressive disorder

Interventions

The MBCT-P trial has two arms. Participants allocated to the treatment arm take part in a baseline assessment and then recieve eight weeks of therapy, which consists of a 2 hour 15 minute (two of the

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. A diagnosis of full or partial resmission from depression according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual for Mental Disorders Fourth Edition (DSM-IV-TR) 2. Age 18 years + 3. A parent (mother or father) of a child aged between 2 - 6 years 4. Have experienced 3 or more previous major depressive episodes according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual for Mental Disorders fourth addition DSM-IV-TR

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Current substance dependence 2. Organic brain damage 3. Current or past psychosis including bipolar disorder 4. Anti-social behaviour or persitant self-harm 5. Already receieving psychological therapy 6. Significant longstanding interpersonal difficulties that require specialist and long-term psychological treatment 7. A parent of a child who is known to be vulnerable or at risk

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Depressive symptoms as measured by the The Beck Depression Inventory (BDI-II)	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. Parenting stess as measured by the Parenting Stress Index, Short Form (PSI-SF) 2. Childrens' behaviour as measured by the Eyberg Child Behavior Inventory (ECBI) and Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) 3. Quality of life 4. Explore whether changes in levels of mindfulness skills could be a possible mechanism of change: 4.1. Quantitative measurement of potential mediating variables 4.2. A parent observational study 4.3. An embedded qualitative study to elicit participants' experiences of treatment All outcome measures will be taken at baseline, 4 and 9 months post randomisation	—

Measure

Time frame

1. Parenting stess as measured by the Parenting Stress Index, Short Form (PSI-SF) 2. Childrens' behaviour as measured by the Eyberg Child Behavior Inventory (ECBI) and Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) 3. Quality of life 4. Explore whether changes in levels of mindfulness skills could be a possible mechanism of change: 4.1. Quantitative measurement of potential mediating variables 4.2. A parent observational study 4.3. An embedded qualitative study to elicit participants' experiences of treatment All outcome measures will be taken at baseline, 4 and 9 months post randomisation

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Countries

United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed

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