Depression
Conditions
Keywords
mindfulness, depression, Spanish
Brief summary
This study explores the differential efficacy of Spanish or English versions of a mindfulness intervention on Depression levels, using a pre test post test design and an active control condition (health education).
Detailed description
This study is a randomized controlled trial (RCT) with an experimental condition (MAPs Mindfulness intervention) and an active control group (Health Education), using a pretest and immediate posttest research design. Both conditions are comprised of a 6-week group intervention, which will be administered at the UCLA Westwood Medical Campus. The sample (N=80) will be drawn from a population of adults (18-65 years old), residing within a 10mile radius of the UCLA Westwood Medical Campus. To determine initial eligibility, potential participants will self-select based on perceived high levels of stress. Participants will respond self-report questionnaires to assess for psychological symptoms and will be drawn blood samples (180ml total) to assess levels of pro inflammatory cytokines before and after the interventions. Participants will attend a total of 8 visits.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALMindful Awareness Practices- English
The 6-week intervention aimed at teaching mindfulness-based strategies to participants (in English)
BEHAVIORALMindful Awareness Practices- Spanish
The 6-week intervention aimed at teaching mindfulness-based strategies to participants (in Spanish)
BEHAVIORALHealth Education - English
The health education condition is a weekly 2-hour, 6 session course aimed at knowledge acquisition in subjects related to health care in general (in English)
BEHAVIORALHealth Education - Spanish
The health education condition is a weekly 2-hour, 6 session course aimed at knowledge acquisition in subjects related to health care in general (in Spanish)
Sponsors
University of California, Los Angeles
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Intervention model description
Pretest and immediate postest design with an active control condition.
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 65 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* In order to determine eligibility, interested participants will be phone screened. To qualify for the study, participants have to be fluent in either Spanish or English, validated by self-report at phone screening. Additionally, during the phone screening participants had to complete a 4-item version of the Perceived Stress Scale (Cohen & Williamson, 1988) and score above the 50th percentile (a score of 9 or higher) in order to be eligible
Exclusion criteria
* People not meeting any of the above criteria.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Beck Depression Inventory | 6 weeks | The Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) is a 21-item self-reporting questionnaire for evaluating the severity of depression in normal and psychiatric populations |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Perceived Stress Scale | 6 weeks | The Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) is the most widely used psychological instrument for measuring the perception of stress. It is a measure of the degree to which situations in one's life are appraised as stressful. Higher scores represent overall higher levels of perceived stress. Scores range from 0 to 40 points. |
| Self Compassion Scale | 6 weeks | The Self-Compassion Scale is a psychometrically sound and theoretically valid measure of self-compassion. Scores range from 26 to 130, with higher scores representing higher levels of self-compassion. All subscales (Self-Kindness, Self-Judgment, Common Humanity, Isolation, Mindfulness and Over-identified) are combined to compute a total score. |
| Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire | 6 weeks | This instrument is based on a factor analytic study of five independently developed mindfulness questionnaires. The analysis yielded five factors that appear to represent elements of mindfulness as it is currently conceptualized. The five facets are observing, describing, acting with awareness, non-judging of inner experience, and non-reactivity to inner experience. |
| IL6 | 6 weeks | Plasma concentrations of Interleukin-6 |
| TNFa | 6 weeks | Plasma concentrations of tumor necrosis factor alpha |
| Positive and Negative Affect Schedule | 6 weeks | he Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS) is a self-report questionnaire that consists of two 10-item scales to measure both positive and negative affect. Scores range from 10 to 50 points, with higher scores representing higher levels of positive or negative affect. |
Outcome results
None listed