Mindfulness for Intense Emotions: A Feasibility Trial

Not Applicable

Withdrawn

• Conditions: Borderline Personality Disorder
• Interventions: Behavioral: Mindfulness-based intervention

• Registration Number: NCT02849431
• Lead Sponsor: Canterbury Christ Church University

Brief Summary

This study explores the feasibility of a mindfulness-based intervention for people with a diagnosis of borderline personality disorder.

Detailed Description

This is an uncontrolled feasibility trial of an eight-week mindfulness-based intervention for people with a diagnosis of borderline personality disorder. A battery of measures will be administered at baseline, in a time window of six to zero weeks prior to the start of the intervention. Outcome measures will be repeated in the two weeks after the end of the eight-week intervention, along with a qualitative interview.

Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2016-07
• Study Start: 2016-07
• Study First Submitted: 2016-07-11
• Study First Submitted QC: 2016-07-26
• Study First Posted: 2016-07-29
• Primary Completion: 2016-08
• Study Completion: 2016-08
• Last Update Submitted: 2016-08-24
• Last Update Posted: 2016-08-25

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: WITHDRAWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: Not specified

Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Mindfulness-based intervention	Mindfulness-based intervention	-

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Participant retention in percent	At post-intervention (i.e. 8 weeks after the start of the intervention).	The number of participants who remain in the study at the post-intervention time point divided by the number of participants who are recruited into the study at baseline, expressed as a percentage

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
United Kingdom National Health Service Friends and Family Test (FFT).	Post-intervention (i.e. 8 weeks after the start of the intervention)
Change from baseline at post-intervention in the Difficulties in the Emotion Regulation Scale (DERS)	Post-intervention (i.e. 8 weeks after the start of the intervention)
Change from baseline at post-intervention in the Patient Health Questionnaire (PQH-9).	Post-intervention (i.e. 8 weeks after the start of the intervention)
Change from baseline at post-intervention in the Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale (GAD-7)	Post-intervention (i.e. 8 weeks after the start of the intervention)
Change from baseline at post-intervention in the Five-Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire (FFMQ)	Post-intervention (i.e. 8 weeks after the start of the intervention)
Elliot et al.'s (2001) Change Interview.	Post-intervention (i.e. 8 weeks after the start of the intervention)
Recruitment rate	Baseline	The number of participants recruited into the study at baseline divided by the time taken to recruit these participants, measured from the date at which recruitment opened.
Qualitative feedback from participants on intervention acceptability in response to questions 6 and 7 of Elliot et al.'s (2001) Change Interview	Post-intervention (i.e. 8 weeks after the start of the intervention)

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust; 🇬🇧 Brighton, Sussex, United Kingdom