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Mindfulness for trauma

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Post-traumatic stress disorder
Mental and Behavioural Disorders
Registration Number
ISRCTN64458065
Lead Sponsor
niversity of Bristol
Brief Summary

2020 Protocol article in https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32161657 protocol (added 13/03/2020) 2023 Results article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37400911/ (added 04/07/2023)

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
Female
Target Recruitment
20
Inclusion Criteria

Target population: service users from third sector DVA agency:
1. Female
2. Referred or self-referred to collaborating third sector organisation for DVA advocacy
3. No physical or sexual victimization in the prior two months
4. Meeting the DSM-5 diagnostic criteria for PTSD, as measured by the clinician administered PTSD scale

The trialists will recruit women with and without children to explore the feasibility of measuring mother-reported outcomes for children. They won't identify or contact children.

Exclusion Criteria

Exclusion criteria for women service users are derived from exclusion criteria for a standard MBCT course:
1. Unable to provide written informed consent
2. Inability to read or write in English (because interventions will be delivered in English)
3. Current drug or alcohol dependency
4. Organic brain damage
5. Current or past psychosis
6. Persistent self-harm or suicide risk requiring management
7. Already receiving psychological therapy -physical or sexual DVA within past 2 months

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
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Secondary Outcome Measures
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