Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction for Metabolic Syndrome

Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Study for Couples

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT03296514

Acronym

MBSR

Enrollment

Registered

2017-09-28

Start date

2017-07-01

Completion date

2018-10-05

Last updated

2019-01-09

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Conditions

Metabolic Syndrome

Brief summary

Mindfulness based stress reduction offered to couples where one has metabolic syndrome to see if their stress is reduced as measured by bio markers and surveys

Detailed description

This is a pilot study being designed to pilot a MBSR program for the purposes of future research.The investigators will be using two cohorts. One who will get the intervention and the other who will be wait listed and receive the intervention at a later date. Eight week mindfulness class offered to couples, who also attend an orientation session and a half day retreat with other couples to learn how to control stress through mindfulness meditation practices. Participants will come for lab work before intervention, eight weeks after initial class and at the end of entire program. Bio- markers to be measured are waist circumference, FBS and cholesterol.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALMBSR

Eight week class on MBSR in addition to an orientation class and a half day retreat

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

CROSSOVER

Primary purpose

OTHER

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

60 Years to 90 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Participant has 3 of the following: a Abdominal Obesity; b. Hypertriglyceridemia; c. Low High Density Lipoproteins (HDL); d. High Blood Pressure; e. High Fasting Blood Sugar (FBS) * Participant must be married or co- habituating * Both partners are over sixty

Exclusion criteria

* Either partner is non- English speaking * Either partner practices mind- body therapies more than once a week/ * Either partner taking psychiatric medicine

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Self- reported physical health status	Up to three weeks after intervention ends	SF 12
Perceived stress	Up to three weeks after intervention ends	Perceived stress scale,
Mindfulness Skills	Up to three weeks after intervention ends	Kentucky Inventory of Mindfulness Skills

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026