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The Study of Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy and Major Depressive Disorder

Not Applicable
Conditions
Major Depressive Disorder
Interventions
Behavioral: Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy
Drug: Medication
Registration Number
NCT03558256
Lead Sponsor
Shanghai Mental Health Center
Brief Summary

The primary objective of the study is to evaluate the clinical curative effect of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy(MBCT) for major depressive disorder(MDD). Moreover, we will also explore the relationship between P300 potential and erroneous negative potential (ERN) variation and clinical symptoms in MDD and MBCT.

This study is a randomized-control trial with two study arms: half of patient cases will receive usual medication treatment with the serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) and half of patient cases will receive MBCT added to the usual medication treatment. This study is also a case-control trial, there will be matched normal controls compared with patient cases through a range of psychological scales and electroencephalogram.

Detailed Description

The study is designed as a prospective, assessor-blinded, randomized-control, case-control clinical trial with 70 MDD cases and 35 matched normal controls.After signed the Informed consents, MDD cases will be assigned to two groups randomly by the table generated by Microsoft Excel 2010 to ensure the random distribution between groups. The group of each patient will be allotted by the research coordinator so that evaluators will be blind about it, and patients will be asked to not mention the intervention conditions to evaluators.

As the research tools, a range of self-rating scales, other-rating scales and behavioral tests and EEG will be mainly applied to assess clinical symptoms and brain state of participants at baseline (week 0), during the intervention (week 2, 4 and 6), at the end of the intervention (week 8), and during the maintenance phase (week 12, 20 and 32).

After 8-week intervention, all of the participants including MDD cases and normal controls will enter the follow-up. Participants of medication group will continue their treatment options without changing the types and doses of medication compared with what they used in the intervention period. MBCT group is the same that participants will maintain their medication treatment and practice MBCT exercises at home.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
UNKNOWN
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
105
Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Mindfulness-based Cognitive TherapyMindfulness-based Cognitive TherapyMBCT group is a treatment group used mindfulness- based cognitive therapy added to the usual medication treatment, and guided by two therapists for 8 sessions. Every group of 6 people can form a closed structural group. Each session lasts 2 hours once a week, and has daily homework assignments.
Mindfulness-based Cognitive TherapyMedicationMBCT group is a treatment group used mindfulness- based cognitive therapy added to the usual medication treatment, and guided by two therapists for 8 sessions. Every group of 6 people can form a closed structural group. Each session lasts 2 hours once a week, and has daily homework assignments.
MedicationMedicationMedication group is a control group that can choose to use the serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) approved by China food and Drug Administration (SFDA) for the treatment of depression (fluoxetine, paroxetine, fluvoxamine, sertraline, citalopram and escitalopram).
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Change of Hamilton Depression Scale-24 from baseline to 32 weeksbaseline (week 0), during the treatment (week 2, 4, 6), end of treatment (week 8), and during the maintenance phase (weeks 12, 20 and 32)

The Hamilton Depression Scale-24 (HAMD-24) is the most common other-rating scale to measure the severity of depression symptoms for adult. It is a clinical instrument with good validity and reliability, and most of the 24 items weighted from 0 to 4.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Change of Hamilton Anxiety Scale from baseline to 32 weeksbaseline (week 0), during the treatment (week 2, 4, 6), end of treatment (week 8), and during the maintenance phase (weeks 12, 20 and 32)

The Hamilton Anxiety Scale (HAMA) is a common clinician-administered scale to measure the state of anxiety among adults with anxiety symptoms. There are 14 items of the 5-point rated scale.

Change of Self Compassion Scale from baseline to 32 weeksbaseline (week 0), during the treatment (week 2, 4, 6), end of treatment (week 8), and during the maintenance phase (weeks 12, 20 and 32)

The Self Compassion Scale (SCS) is proved to be an instrument featured good characteristics for reliability and validity. There are 26 items divided into 6 Subscales (out of 5 points from almost never to almost always), including self-kindness, self-judgment, common humanity, isolation, mindfulness and over-identification.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Shanghai Mental Health Center

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Shanghai, Shanghai, China

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