Depression Disorders, Depression - Major Depressive Disorder
Conditions
Keywords
meditation, neurofeedback, rumination, EEG, anxiety, depression
Brief summary
The goal of this study is to test a meditative neurofeedback intervention for depressed mood.
Detailed description
The goal of this study is to test whether a 5-session meditative neurofeedback intervention significantly alleviates depressive symptoms as well as improves secondary outcomes of rumination and mindfulness.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALMediNF
Over 10-sessions participants will engage in a breath-focused meditative practice with frontal brain connectivity neurofeedback provided to enhance performance.
Sponsors
University of California, San Diego
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* moderate depression per PHQ9 symptom ratings
Exclusion criteria
* active substance abuse/dependence * psychotic disorders * bipolar disorder * displaying acutely suicidal behaviors
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| PHQ9 | 8 weeks | Depression Symptoms on the Patient Health Questionnaire 9-item (PHQ9) scale, min 0 max 27 with lower scores representing better outcome |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| MAAS | 8 weeks | Mindfulness on the Mindful Attention Awareness Scale (MAAS), min 6 max 84 with higher scores representing better outcome |
| RRQ | 8 weeks | Rumination on the Ruminative Response Questionnaire (RRQ) scale, min 22 max 88 with lower scores representing better outcome |
| GAD7 | 8 weeks | Anxiety symptoms on the Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7-item (GAD7) scale, min 0 max 21 with lower scores representing better outcome |
Countries
United States
Contacts
CONTACTJyoti Mishra, PhD
Outcome results
None listed