Mindfulness training in older patients with cognitive complaints [Dutch: Mindfulnesstraining voor oudere patiënten met geheugenklachten]

Completed

Conditions: Mild cognitive impairment
cognitive complaints
memory complaints[MCI
Cognitieve klachten
geheugenklachten]

Registration Number: NL-OMON22445

Lead Sponsor: Academisch Ziekenhuis Maastricht

Brief Summary: Boxtel, M. P. J., & Speckens, A. (2014). Mindfulness, cognitieve functies en “succesvol ouder worden.” Tijdschrift Voor Gerontologie en Geriatrie, 45, 137–143. doi:10.1007/s12439-013-0055-z

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Completed

Sex: Not specified

Target Recruitment: 12

Inclusion Criteria

Age between 50 and 75 years

- Existing complaints about at least one, or more aspects of cognitive functioning

Exclusion Criteria

- Clinical evidence of psychiatric comorbidity, or any psychotropic drug usage on a daily basis, which could interfere with participation in the group sessions and homework assignments

- Patients who receive (or will receive in a period of 4 months) medical treatment or psychological intervention of any kind for their cognitive condition

Study & Design

Study Type: Interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Feasibility of delivering a generic MBSR training to patients who visit a memory clinic with cognitive complaints, and who show no clinical signs of a cognitive disorder

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
- To determine the bottlenecks in the delivery of MBSR training in combination with empirical research in this target population<br /><br>- To determine preliminary evidence of health and cognition related indicators that may be sensitive to the MBSR training<br>