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Trial reportPloS one2014

The efficacy of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy as a public mental health intervention for adults with mild to moderate depressive symptomatology: a randomized controlled trial.

Wendy T M Pots, Peter A M Meulenbeek, Martine M Veehof, Jorinde Klungers, Ernst T Bohlmeijer

2 registry-linked trialsAbstract readMulticenter StudyRandomized Controlled TrialPragmatic Clinical Trial
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Trial report in PloS one, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 14 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT03272516 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2017, after this paper: background citation

Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) for Primary Care Patients With Mild to Moderate Symptoms of Depression or Anxiety.

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversity of IcelandRan2017 to 2020Enrolled120ConditionsDepression, AnxietyArmsMindfulness based cognitive therapy (MBCT), Treatment as usual (TAU)
NCT05410132 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2022, after this paper: background citation

Internet-based Mindfulness-based Training (iMBT) for People With Depression: Investigation of Its Efficacy and Mechanism of Change

TypeinterventionalSponsorChinese University of Hong KongRan2022 to 2024Enrolled116ConditionsMindfulness, DepressionArmsInternet-delivered Mindfulness Based Training (iMBT)
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

14 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Wendy T M PotsUniversity of Twente, Department of Psychology, Health & Technology, Enschede, the Netherlands; Dimence, Community Mental Health Center, Almelo, the Netherlands.
Peter A M MeulenbeekUniversity of Twente, Department of Psychology, Health & Technology, Enschede, the Netherlands; GGNET, Community Mental Health Center, Warnsveld, the Netherlands.
Martine M VeehofUniversity of Twente, Department of Psychology, Health & Technology, Enschede, the Netherlands.
Jorinde KlungersGGNET, Community Mental Health Center, Warnsveld, the Netherlands.
Ernst T BohlmeijerUniversity of Twente, Department of Psychology, Health & Technology, Enschede, the Netherlands.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveAlthough there has been growing evidence for the efficacy of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) for different clinical populations, its effectiveness as a public mental health intervention has not been studied. The present study evaluates a community-based MBCT intervention for adults with mild to moderate depressive symptomatology in a large multi-site, pragmatic randomized controlled trial.

methodThe participants with mild to moderate depressive symptomatology were recruited from the general population and randomized to the MBCT intervention (n = 76) or to a waiting list control group (n = 75). Participants completed measures before and after the intervention. Participants in the experimental condition also completed these measures at a 3-month follow-up.

resultsIn the experimental condition significant reductions in depression, anxiety, and experiential avoidance, and improvements in mindfulness and emotional- and psychological mental health were found, compared to the waiting list (effect sizes Cohen's d = 0.31-0.56). These effects were sustained at the 3-month follow-up. The likelihood of a clinically significant change in depressive symptoms was significantly higher for the MBCT group [odds ratio (OR) 3.026, p<0.01 at post-treatment; NNT = 5.10]. DISCUSSION: MBCT as a public mental health intervention for adults with mild to moderate depressive symptoms seems effective and applicable in a natural setting.

trial registrationNederlands Trial Register NTR2096.

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Mental HealthAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAnxietyCognitive Behavioral TherapyDepressionFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedMindfulnessPublic HealthQuality of LifeTreatment OutcomeYoung Adult

Identifiers

PMID25333885
PMCPMC4198116

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