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Mindfulness to Improve Elders' Immune and Health Status

NCT01027780 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 208

Last updated 2014-08-27

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Summary

The purpose of the study is to better understand effects of the Mindfulness-Based Stress-Reduction (MBSR) program on the physical and emotional health and well-being of adults ages 65 and older.

The effects MBSR may have on the immune system is investigated, including how these effects relate to factors such as perceived health, psychological well-being, age, personality, and mood.

Conditions

  • Stress, Psychologic

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction

The standardized Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) program is the primary training tool used to enhance mindfulness. The eight-week-long MBSR program is designed to teach subjects how to develop their inner resources in the service of taking better care of themselves. MBSR training includes the learning and refining of a range of skills aimed at increasing relaxation and awareness of physical experiences and sensations related to physical symptoms, emotions, and thoughts. Special emphasis is placed on movement, meditation, and breathing.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Institute on Aging (NIA)

    collaborator NIH

  • University of Rochester

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Jan A Moynihan, Ph.D · University of Rochester

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2006-03-31
Primary Completion
2009-05-31
Completion
2009-08-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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