Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction for Metabolic Syndrome

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Metabolic Syndrome
• Interventions: Behavioral: MBSR

• Registration Number: NCT03296514
• Lead Sponsor: Yale University

Brief Summary

Mindfulness based stress reduction offered to couples where one has metabolic syndrome to see if their stress is reduced as measured by bio markers and surveys

Detailed Description

This is a pilot study being designed to pilot a MBSR program for the purposes of future research.The investigators will be using two cohorts. One who will get the intervention and the other who will be wait listed and receive the intervention at a later date. Eight week mindfulness class offered to couples, who also attend an orientation session and a half day retreat with other couples to learn how to control stress through mindfulness meditation practices. Participants will come for lab work before intervention, eight weeks after initial class and at the end of entire program. Bio- markers to be measured are waist circumference, FBS and cholesterol.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2017-07-01
• Study First Submitted: 2017-09-20
• Study First Submitted QC: 2017-09-27
• Study First Posted: 2017-09-28
• Primary Completion: 2018-10-05
• Study Completion: 2018-10-05
• Status Verified: 2019-01
• Last Update Submitted: 2019-01-08
• Last Update Posted: 2019-01-09

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 22

Inclusion Criteria

• Participant has 3 of the following: a Abdominal Obesity; b. Hypertriglyceridemia; c. Low High Density Lipoproteins (HDL); d. High Blood Pressure; e. High Fasting Blood Sugar (FBS)
• Participant must be married or co- habituating
• Both partners are over sixty

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Exclusion Criteria

• Either partner is non- English speaking
• Either partner practices mind- body therapies more than once a week/
• Either partner taking psychiatric medicine

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Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: CROSSOVER

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Intervention	MBSR	These people will receive the MBSR

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Self- reported physical health status	Up to three weeks after intervention ends	SF 12
Mindfulness Skills	Up to three weeks after intervention ends	Kentucky Inventory of Mindfulness Skills
Perceived stress	Up to three weeks after intervention ends	Perceived stress scale,

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Yale University; 🇺🇸 New Haven, Connecticut, United States