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Dismantling Mindfulness: Contributions of Attention vs. Acceptance

NCT01831362 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 104

Last updated 2018-11-05

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Summary

This study addresses NCCAM's request for research that investigates the neuropsychological mechanisms underlying mind-body therapies, and for precise criteria and better delineation of meditation practices.

The purpose of this study is to assess the clinical efficacy and mechanism of action of 2 component practices of "mindfulness meditation", i.e. focused awareness (FA) and open monitoring (OM) in comparison to each other and to the standard package, Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT).

Conditions

  • Mild-moderate Unipolar Depression; Persistent Negative Affect

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy

BEHAVIORAL

Focused Attention (FA)

BEHAVIORAL

Open- Monitoring

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Brown University

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
SEQUENTIAL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2013-02-28
Primary Completion
2016-03-15
Completion
2016-03-15

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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