Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction in Multiple Sclerosis (MS)

NCT01419301 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 31

Last updated 2014-11-20

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This study focuses on stress, cognition, mood and fatigue and its effect on medication compliance. Medication compliance is measured by the weight of discarded needles. The investigators will be administering neuropsychological testing at baseline and the final visit. The subjects will complete self-report assessments during their 8 weeks in the study.

Group A will have additional weekly phone support for meditation, while Group B will have meditation training only.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Mindfulness based stress reduction (MBSR)

Mindfulness based stress reduction (MBSR) is program based on daily meditation practice that guides an individual towards increased awareness and self-regulation of thoughts and actions. MBSR is easier to implement and may be shown to be more effective than cognitive-behavioral stress reduction, and is more applicable to patients with chronic illness.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Lauren B Krupp, M.D. · Stony Brook University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
70 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2011-05-31
Primary Completion
2013-04-30
Completion
2014-11-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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