Online Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy in Depressed Sample

Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate the effectiveness of the online 6-weeks Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (iMBCT) in depressed sample and compare the guided intervention to an unguided one. The main questions the study aims to answer are:

* To what extent completing iMBCT will reduce the severity of depressive symptoms in mild to moderately depressed sample?
* What are the differences in participants who completed the program or responded to treatment and those who discontinued it?
* What are the differences in treatment effect between two active conditions (guided and unguided iMBCT) and a passive one - waiting-list group?

Researchers will compare two iMBCT interventions with a waiting-list group to assess the therapeutic effects of iMBCT on depression, anxiety and other measures related to the mental health.

Conditions

• Moderate Depressive Episode
• Mild Depressive Episode

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Unguided Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy

The unguided iMBCT intervention is divided into six sessions. The sessions are an online adaptation of the regular MBCT. Subsequent sessions are unlocked gradually, once a week. The training consists of audio/video recordings and a workbook. Materials are recorded by a certified MBCT teacher and represent topics raised during regular courses: 1. Awareness and automatic pilot 2. Living in our heads 3. Being present in the body 4. Recognizing aversion 5. Allowing / Letting be 6. "How can I best take care of myself?" The intervention requires daily commitment of about 30-40 minutes.

BEHAVIORAL

Guided Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy

The guided iMBCT intervention consists of six online meetings in groups of maximum 25 participants. The weekly meetings will be led by an experienced and certified MBCT teacher. The course of the meeting will represent thematically the unguided condition according to the agenda: * Introduction to the topic * Guided meditation * Brief inquiry and discussion * Setting tasks for the upcoming week To reduce the number of differences between the conditions as much as possible and narrow it down to the active participation of the teacher, the meetings will be modified version of MBCT and will last maximum 90 minutes. Between the meetings participants will be ask to practice daily 30-40 minutes mindfulness exercises.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Warsaw

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Jan Wardęszkiewicz, MSc · University of Warsaw

• Paweł Holas, Ph.D. · University of Warsaw

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

18 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2024-03-18

Primary Completion

2024-07-31

Completion

2024-10-29

Countries

• Poland

Study Locations