Integrating Mindfulness Into the Patient-Centered Medical Home (Phase 2)

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Conditions studied: Depression, Anxiety, Stress Related Disorder, Adjustment Disorders

In brief

Among primary care patients, compare the effectiveness of an 8-week mindfulness-based intervention (Mindfulness Training for Primary Care\[MTPC\]) vs. a low-dose mindfulness introduction comparator on self-management of chronic illness and illness-related health behavior action plan initiation, as well as on measures related to anxiety, depression, and stress.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03265600

Run by

Cambridge Health Alliance

People needed

136

Starts

2017-02-01

Expected to finish

2020-08-01

Last updated by the study team

2020-11-25

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Current CHA patient with an enrolled CHA primary care doctor.
• CHA patients 18 years of age and older.
• Able to tolerate and participate in interviews and engage in all procedures.
• Able to give written consent in English OR willing and able to provide consent and complete assessments through a professional language translator when necessary.
• Diagnosis eligible to be covered by insurance for group visits (e.g., anxiety disorder, depression, or adjustment disorder related to chronic illness, pain, etc.).

You may not qualify if…

• Any cognitive impairment that precludes informed consent.
• Patients who, in the opinion of the Principal Investigator, pose an imminent risk of suicide or danger to self or others.
• Likelihood of potential incarceration such as a conviction or pending charges that may potentially result in imprisonment.
• Previous enrollment or randomization of treatment in the present study within the 12 months.
• Behaviors that may cause disruption to a mindfulness group.
• Patients with symptoms of psychosis, thought disorder, and/or severe mental illness, including schizophrenia, schizoaffective, bipolar disorder, or a current severe episode of major depressive disorder.
• Lack of insurance coverage for group psychotherapy may preclude participation in groups.
• Patients in their third trimester of pregnancy who foresee conflicts that preclude their commitment to completing all activities.
• Patients with highly unstable medical problems that put them at a high risk of hospitalization.

Where it is running

• Cambridge Health Alliance — Somerville, Massachusetts, United States

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