Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy for subjective fatigue in patients with multiple sclerosis: a prospective cohort study on effectiveness and feasibility.
- Conditions
- MSMultiple sclerosis10012303
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON37684
- Lead Sponsor
- Orbis Medisch Centrum
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 50
Age 18-60 years; clinical definite MS diagnosis according to the Mac Donald classification criteria; severe fatigue symptoms (a score * 35 on the subscale subjective fatigue of the Checklist Individual Strenght-20); motivation for the training and daily practicing at home for 45 minutes; fluent in Dutch.
Primary progressive MS; MS relapse or corticosteroid use within the past 6 weeks; Other neurological disorders than MS; Somatic co-morbidity related with fatigue (e.g. diabetes mellitus, inflammatory bowel disease, chronic fatigue syndrome); a current clinical depressive episode according the DSM-IV criteria; other severe psychiatric disorders (psychosis, social phobia, delirium, dementia, alcohol or substance abuse); previous mindfulness training.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>Fatigue will be measured with the fatigue severity subscale of the Checklist<br /><br>Individual Strenght-20 (CIS-20).This subscale consists of 8 items, each scored<br /><br>on a 7-point Likert scale with scores ranging from 8 to 56. A score of 35 or<br /><br>higher on the subscale indicates severe fatigue. </p><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method