- ICH GCP
- US Clinical Trials Registry
- Clinical Trial NCT03706807
Effect of the Mindfulness-Based Health Promotion Program (MBHP) in the Elderly: a RCT
Effect of the Mindfulness-Based Health Promotion Program - MBHP on Quality of Life and Maintenance of Cognitive Function in the Elderly: a Randomized Controlled Trial
Study Overview
Status
Conditions
Intervention / Treatment
Detailed Description
The MBHP-elderly study is a randomized and controlled trial of older people with 3 assessment point (baseline, post-intervention and six-months follow up) made with a cohort study whose participants will be older adults patients assisted in Primary Health Care of the Center for Aging Studies of the Federal University of São Paulo.
152 Participants will be recruited from the cohort and then randomized into the following groups: (I) MBHP intervention group (76 participants) in which the elderly will have a weekly meeting of an hour and thirty minutes for eight weeks to perform the mindfulness-based interventions accompanied by plus four one-hour meetings through a maintenance group after conclusion of the program, totaling 16 hours; (II) TAU control group (76 participants) of elderly who will take a cognitive simulation through computers for four months, a week meeting, totaling 16 hours. In both groups will be applied the same assessment for data collection and they will be applied in the baseline, post-intervention and six-month follow up. The steps of the study will be conducted based on Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials (CONSORT) guidelines to report clinical studies in a clear, transparent and comprehensive manner. The protocol is reported according to the Standard Protocol Items: Recommendations for Intervention Trials (SPIRIT) statement.
Study Type
Enrollment (Anticipated)
Phase
- Not Applicable
Contacts and Locations
Study Contact
- Name: Marcelo MP Demarzo, PhD
- Phone Number: +5511533854350
- Email: marcelodemarzo@gmail.com
Study Contact Backup
- Name: Marcelo V Mapurunga
- Phone Number: +55991464787
- Email: marcelovmapurunga@gmail.com
Study Locations
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SP
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São Paulo, SP, Brazil
- Recruiting
- Centro Mente Aberta de Mindfulness e Promoção de Saúde
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Contact:
- Marcelo V Mapurunga
- Phone Number: +5585991464787
- Email: marcelovmapurunga@gmail.com
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Contact:
- Daniela R Oliveira, PhD
- Phone Number: +5511999287619
- Email: danielaoliveira.phd@gmail.com
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Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Genders Eligible for Study
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- men and women aged 60 or over;
- be classified as cognitively normal or with mild cognitive impairment;
- know how to read and write.
Exclusion Criteria:
- practice contemplative practices such as yoga, reiki, tai-chi-chuan, vipassana, zen-buddhism, mindfulness and any other type of meditative practice in the last 6 months (with formal practice at least once / week);
- individuals with acute phase of depression;
- those with severe hearing or vision impairment;
- clinical diagnosis of schizophrenia or any other psychotic disorders;
- currently taking drugs that affect cognitive functions.
Study Plan
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
- Allocation: Randomized
- Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
- Masking: None (Open Label)
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / Arm |
Intervention / Treatment |
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Experimental: Mindfulness-Based Intervention
This group will be included in the eight-week mindfulness program following the Mindfulness-Based Health Promotion (MBHP) protocol.
The group will have a weekly meeting of an hour and thirty minutes for eight weeks to perform the mindfulness-based interventions accompanied by plus four one-hour meetings through a maintenance group after conclusion of the program, totaling 16 hours.
The training will be lead by a certified instructor and he will introduce practices such as "mindfulness in breathing", "body scan", "mindful walking", "mindful movements" and "3-minutes of mindfulness" and the concepts of "first and second suffering" and the "Hi-Thanks-Bye".
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This intervention is a meditative practice which the individuals will practive in their daily life following the MBHP protocol
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Active Comparator: Cognitive Stimulation
The basic workshop is considered a cognitive stimulation and the participants will receive an hour and thirty minutes class once a week during four months.
The abilities learned at the workshop will be basic computer functions from development of the psychomotricity involving the use of mouse, keyboard, MS paint, photo gallery and PowerPoint presentations to surf on the internet, learn how to play online games and use social networks.
The activities of the workshop are elaborated according to the development of each class and is participants.
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A basic computer workshop in order to develop the psychomotricity involving the use of mouse, keyboard, MS paint, photo gallery and PowerPoint presentations to surf on the internet, learn how to play online games and use social networks
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No Intervention: Naïve
It's a waiting list group which will receive no intervention.
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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World Health Organization Quality of Life-BREF (WHOQOL-BREF)
Time Frame: 51 months
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It was developed by the World Health Organization, the instrument is a short version of WHOQOL-100 and it comprises 26 items in which two are general about quality of life and the other 24 grouped into four domains related to quality of life and general health: physical health, psychological health, social relationships and environment.
It presents Likert scale answer (1 to 5 points) and it is evaluated the mean of each subscale
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51 months
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Secondary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA)
Time Frame: 51 months
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It assess the cognitive function.
It is a 12-items test that measure eight cognitive domains: short-term memory (delayed drawing); visuospatial abilities (cube drawing, clock drawing); executive function (trail-making test; phonemic verbal fluency; verbal abstraction); attention, concentration, working memory; language; orientation to time.
The test total score is 30 points where a score greater than or equal to 26 indicates normality and less than 25 points indicates Mild Cognitive Impairment.
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51 months
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Self-Compassion Scale
Time Frame: 51 months
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To measure the level of self-compassion of the individual.
The Self-Compassion Scale consists of 26 items divided into 6 subscales for self-kindness; self-judgment; mindfulness; common humanity; and isolation.
The answers are given in 5 points of the Likert scale which (1) is almost never and (5) is almost always.
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51 months
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Freiburg Mindfulness Inventory
Time Frame: 51 months
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it comprises 14 items that aim to identify through self-assessment the individual's perception of the frequency that the one experiences behaviors related to mindfulness (awareness to the present moment).
The answers are marked on a Likert scale of 4 frequency levels: (1) Rarely; (2) Occasionally; (3) Fairly often; (4) Almost always.
The total score ranges from 14 to 56 points and the higher the score the greater the mindfulness perception of the individual.
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51 months
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Depression Anxiety and Stress Scale - Short Form (DASS-21)
Time Frame: 51 months
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In order to assess psychological health we will use the DASS-21.
It is a 21-item scale that measure and divide the symptoms of anxiety, depression and stress, in which participants indicate the degree to which they experienced these symptoms in the previous week on 7 items in each subscale: depression, anxiety and stress.
It is a Likert-scale of 4 points between 0 to 3. The highest score in each subscale refer to more negative affective states.
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51 months
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Pittsburg Sleep Quality Index (PSQI)
Time Frame: 51 Months
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it is an instrument that evaluates the sleep quality of individual's the last month.
It comprises 19 questions in self-report and 5 questions answered by some third party in which it will be made by phone call to a caregiver, relative or spouse.
The components of the PSQI are C1 subjective sleep quality; C2 sleep latency; C3 sleep duration; C4 habitual sleep efficiency, C5 sleep disturbance, C6 Use of sleeping medication; C7 daytime dysfunction.
Categorized as seven components in scores from zero (no difficulty) to three (severe difficulty).
The sum of the results can range from zero to twenty-one scores, where the higher the number the worse quality of sleep.
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51 Months
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The Duke University Religion Index
Time Frame: 51 months
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It is a 5-item scale that measure three major dimensions of religiousness: (1) organizational, the frequency of attending public religious activities and group-related; (2) nonorganizational, which involves religious activities performed in private, such as prayer, scripture study, watching religious TV or listening to religious radio; (3) Intrinsic religiosity, assessing the degree of personal religious commitment or motivations.
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51 months
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Collaborators and Investigators
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More Information
Terms related to this study
Other Study ID Numbers
- 89700318.0.0000.5505
Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)
Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?
Drug and device information, study documents
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