Healthy Subjects
Conditions
Brief summary
The aim of this study was to assess and compare the efficacy of a standard 8-weeks protocol based on the Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction MBSR program versus a 4-week shortened version of the protocol in the improvement of wellbeing variables in a non-clinical population in Spain. The investigators initial hypothesis was that both protocols are efficacious but the standard 8-week performs better that the short one.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALstandard 8-weeks MBSR
A 8 weekly sessions of 120 min based on the standard protocol of Kabat Zinn was performed. The adapted program did not include a one-day retreat in silence, but one session in silence plus extra kindly awareness (compassion-based) and value-based exercises. Home practice was not systematically assessed, but recommended to be of 45min per day, most of the days. It was administered by a trained (3-y experience) and certified MBSR teacher (MMPD).
BEHAVIORAL4-week shortened MBSR
This protocol was made up of 4 sessions of 120 mn administered by the same trained MBSR programme therapist to avoid variables associated to the therapist. The rationale behind the shortened version of MBSR was to keep the core content and practices of the program, in fewer sessions: raisin exercise (experiential concept of mindfulness); and main anchors of attention (breathing, body sensations, body movements).
Sponsors
Hospital Miguel Servet
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
FACTORIAL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
DOUBLE (Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* be adult (18-y or older); * willingness to participate in the study and signing informed consent; * ability to understand and write Spanish.
Exclusion criteria
* have an acute clinical or psychiatry condition; * have no previous experience with mindfulness or other type of contemplative or mind-boy practices such as yoga, taichi or chikung.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) | baseline |
| Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) change from baseline | post-treatment 8 weeks from baseline in 8 weeks intervention group |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Self-Compassion Scale (SCS) | baseline, post-treatment 8 weeks from baseline in 8 weeks intervention group, post-treatment 4 weeks from baseline in 4 weeks intervention group, and six-months follow-up |
| Mindful Attention Awareness Scale (MAAS) | baseline, post-treatment 8 weeks from baseline in 8 weeks intervention group, post-treatment 4 weeks from baseline in 4 weeks intervention group, and six-months follow-up |
| Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (10-item CD-RISC) | baseline, post-treatment 8 weeks from baseline in 8 weeks intervention group, post-treatment 4 weeks from baseline in 4 weeks intervention group, and six-months follow-up |
| The Positive and Negative Affect Scale (PANAS) | baseline, post-treatment 8 weeks from baseline in 8 weeks intervention group, post-treatment 4 weeks from baseline in 4 weeks intervention group, and six-months follow-up |
| Five Facets Mindfulness Questionnaire (FFMQ) | baseline, post-treatment 8 weeks from baseline in 8 weeks intervention group, post-treatment 4 weeks from baseline in 4 weeks intervention group, and six-months follow-up |
Outcome results
None listed