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Mindfulness for Older Adults With Cognitive Concerns

NCT02902692 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 90

Last updated 2016-09-16

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The current study will examine the effects of a brief mindfulness based intervention (BMBI) on mood, memory and attention in comparison to a wait-list control (WLC) group. Participants for the study will be 90 adults aged 50 years and above who have presented at a memory clinic within SLaM NHS Trust with subjective cognitive concerns and/or those who have received a diagnosis of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) from their memory clinic.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

Brief Mindfulness

15 minutes psycho-education about mindfulness and a small experiential exercise using a raisin. Following this, participants listen to a 30minute pre-recorded sitting meditation which encourages them to focus on their breath and the sounds around them. Participants will be randomly assigned to either receive the brief mindfulness intervention immediately or will be asked to wait one week before receiving the intervention.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Rebecca Gould, PhD,DClinPsy · King's College London

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
SINGLE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
50 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2016-04-30
Primary Completion
2017-03-31
Completion
2017-05-31

Countries

  • United Kingdom

Study Locations

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