Trial reportJournal of clinical psychology2019
Mindfulness and progressive muscle relaxation as standardized session-introduction in individual therapy: A randomized controlled trial.
Trial report in Journal of clinical psychology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 3 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 12 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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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.
Mindfulness Interventions in Outpatient Cognitive Behavior Therapy in Trainee Therapists: The Process Outcome Mindfulness Effects in Trainees (PrOMET)-Study
The Impact of Session-introducing Mindfulness and Relaxation Interventions in Individual Training Psychotherapies for Children and Adolescents: a Randomized Controlled Trial.
The Effect of Progressive Relaxation Exercise on Fatigue in Intensive Care Nurses
Who cites it
12 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 51 citations in OpenAlex.
- Meditation, mindfulness, and acceptance methods in psychotherapy: A systematic review.Psychotherapy research : journal of the Society for Psychotherapy Research · 2023Pooled it
- Evaluation of Two Web-Based Interventions (REMOTION and Res-Up!) for Clients From Psychotherapy Waitlists in Routine Outpatient Psychotherapy (Therapy Online Plus-TOP): Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of medical Internet research · 2026Trial
- Comparison of hypnosis plus sedoanalgesia and sedoanalgesia alone methods used in the ERCP procedure: A prospective randomized study.Medicine · 2025Trial
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- Patients' interpersonal problems as moderators of depression outcomes in a randomized controlled trial comparing mindfulness-based cognitive therapy and a group version of the cognitive-behavioral analysis system of psychotherapy in chronic depression.Journal of clinical psychology · 2020Trial
- Mindfulness and progressive muscle relaxation as standardized session-introduction in individual therapy: A randomized controlled trial.Journal of clinical psychology · 2019Trial
- Effects of a brief online self-compassion training on perfectionism, self-criticism, and social anxiety: A randomized controlled trial.Internet interventions · 2025Article
- Emotion Regulation as a Mechanism of Mindfulness in Individual Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Depression and Anxiety Disorders.Depression and anxiety · 2024Article
- Psychophysiological stress response after a 6-week Mindful Self-Compassion training in psychiatric rehabilitation inpatients: a randomized post-test only study.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2023Article
- Comparing the effect of internet-delivered short-term progressive muscle relaxation and psychoeducation on mindful ability, visceral hypersensitivity and symptoms of patients with irritable bowel syndrome.Journal of education and health promotion · 2023Article
- A Mental Imagery Micro-Intervention to Increase Positive Affect in Outpatient CBT Sessions (PACIfIC): Study Protocol of a Randomized Controlled Implementation Trial.Clinical psychology in Europe · 2022Article
- A Mindfulness-Based Compassion Workshop and Pre-Session Preparation to Enhance Therapist Effectiveness in Psychotherapy: A Pilot Study.Counselling psychology quarterly · 2022Article
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9 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
objectiveThere is scarce research on the effects of mindfulness in individual therapy. As many practitioners integrate mindfulness exercises into individual therapy, empirical evidence is of high clinical relevance.
methodWe investigated the effects of a session-introducing intervention with mindfulness elements (SIIME) in a randomized, controlled design. The effects of SIIME on therapeutic alliance and symptomatic outcome were compared with progressive muscle relaxation (PMR) and treatment-as-usual (TAU) control conditions. The sample comprised 162 patients with anxiety and depression.
resultsMultilevel modeling revealed a significant symptom reduction and significant increase of alliance over the course of therapy. There were no significant time-condition interactions on outcome and alliance, indicating the comparable efficiency of all three treatment conditions.
conclusionsWe found no advantage of SIIME versus PMR and TAU. Add-on mindfulness might not improve individual therapy related to alliance and outcome.
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