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Online Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for People With Multiple Sclerosis With Mild-Moderate Depression

NCT07742579 · Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING · Phase: PHASE3 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 152

Last updated 2026-08-03

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Summary

This study will use a waiting list randomized controlled trial design with a mixed-methods research approach, including both quantitative and qualitative methods. Randomization helps minimize research bias and controls for participant and contextual factors that might otherwise make interpretation of results challenging. We will recruit 152 people with multiple sclerosis (PwMS) with any type of MS, who also have mild-moderate depression, aged 18 or greater, and able to understand spoken and written English.

For the quantitative part, we will examine how much change in depression there is following mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT), as well as whether participants attend the course and complete study measures or not, and how much participants complete MBCT home practices. We will also examine how much change there is in fatigue, sleep pain, quality of life, and anxiety.

For the qualitative part of the study, we will use semi-structured interviews to explore participant experiences of online MBCT, how people used online MBCT, what worked, what didn't and why, how online MBCT impacted self-management of depression, and suggestions for improving the course to make it more relevant for PwMS with depression.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy

Online group Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy delivered live online in weekly sessions for 8 weeks

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Robert Simpson

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2026-08-31
Primary Completion
2028-11-30
Completion
2028-12-31

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