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Feasibility Study on the Use of Mindfulness-based Intervention for Family Carers of People With Dementia

NCT02667782 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 53

Last updated 2018-02-22

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The aim of this study is to examine which mindfulness-based intervention protocol, MBCT or MBSR, is more suited for use among local carers of people with dementia (PWD), as measured by better mental health outcomes in PWD such as reductions in stress and improvements in mental well-being.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR)

Recruited subjects that are randomly allocated into the MBSR group will have an intensive face-to-face (F-T-F) teaching-learning program that is focused on stress reduction. After that, there will be some regular telephone follow-ups for a closed group of 10-15 participants. Subjects would receive four consecutive weekly F-T-F sessions, then a weekly telephone follow-up for three months in combination with an F-T-F session once a month. The Interventionist will be an experienced mindfulness therapist who is qualified to deliver both MBSR and MBCT.

BEHAVIORAL

Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT)

Recruited subjects that are randomly allocated into the MBCT group will have an intensive face-to-face (F-T-F) teaching-learning program that is focused on cognitive therapy. After that, there will be some regular telephone follow-ups for a closed group of 10-15 participants. Subjects would receive four consecutive weekly F-T-F sessions, then a weekly telephone follow-up for three months in combination with an F-T-F session once a month. The Interventionist will be an experienced mindfulness therapist who is qualified to deliver both MBSR and MBCT.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Griffith University

    collaborator OTHER

  • The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Wai Tong Chien, PhD · School of Nursing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

  • Wendy Moyle, PhD · Griffith University

  • Daphne Cheung, PhD · School of Nursing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2016-02-18
Primary Completion
2017-09-30
Completion
2017-09-30

Countries

  • Hong Kong

Study Locations

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Diseases

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