Trial reportBMC psychiatry2020
A randomized controlled trial on the comparative effectiveness of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy and health qigong-based cognitive therapy among Chinese people with depression and anxiety disorders.
Trial report in BMC psychiatry, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05237336 (Integrating Psychology of the Soul With Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Singapore's Malay Muslims With Psychological Distress), which is not on this map. Cited by 13 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Integrating Psychology of the Soul With Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Singapore's Malay Muslims With Psychological Distress: A Mixed-Method Study for Effectiveness and Experience
Who cites it
13 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 25 citations in OpenAlex.
- Traditional Chinese mind-body practices on anxiety levels in university students: a multilevel dose-response meta-analysis.BMC psychology · 2026Pooled it
- Effects of traditional Chinese mind-body exercises on depressive symptoms in middle-aged and older adults: a multilevel meta-analysis with exploratory dose-response and machine learning analyses.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Pooled it
- Traditional Chinese mind-body practices and depressive symptoms in university students: a multilevel dose-response meta-analysis.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Pooled it
- Examining theoretical mediators in a culturally adapted, community health worker-led intervention for depression and anxiety.Journal of consulting and clinical psychology · 2026Trial
- Adjunctive use of mindfulness-based mobile application in depression: randomized controlled study.European archives of psychiatry and clinical neuroscience · 2025Trial
- Immune Biomarkers in Fibromyalgia After a Qigong Programme: An Exploratory Randomized Controlled Study.Health science reports · 2026Article
- Tai chi in mental health interventions: a narrative review comparing its role with pharmacotherapy and psychotherapy.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Review
- Metabolic profiling reveals potential biomarkers and underlying signaling pathways involved in mindfulness-based cognitive therapy-improved adolescent depression symptoms.EXCLI journal · 2026Article
- Comparative Efficacy of Exercise Interventions for Anxiety Disorders: A Bayesian Network Meta-Analysis.Psychology research and behavior management · 2026Review
- Neuroscientific Framework of Cognitive-Behavioral Interventions for Mental Health Across Diverse Cultural Populations: A Systematic Review of Effectiveness, Delivery Methods, and Engagement.European journal of investigation in health, psychology and education · 2025Review
- Mindfulness-Based Strategies for Improving Sleep in People with Psychiatric Disorders.Current psychiatry reports · 2022Review
- Effects of mindfulness-based intervention programs on sleep among people with common mental disorders: A systematic review and meta-analysis.World journal of psychiatry · 2022Article
- Effectiveness of a Mindfulness-Based Mobile Application for the Treatment of Depression in Ambulatory Care: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR research protocols · 2022Article
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4 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
backgroundThe goal of this study was to investigate treatment outcome and related intervention processes of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy versus health qigong-based cognitive therapy versus waitlist control among individuals with mood disorders.
methodsA total of 187 individuals with mood disorders were randomized and allocated into mindfulness-based cognitive therapy, health qigong-based cognitive therapy, or waitlist control groups. All participants were assessed at three time points with regard to depressive and anxiety symptoms, physical and mental health status, perceived stress, sleep quality, and self-efficacy. Linear mixed models analysis was used to test the individual growth model by studying the longitudinal data.
resultsMindfulness-based cognitive therapy and health qigong-based cognitive therapy both produced greater improvements on all outcome measures as compared with waitlist control. Relatively, more reductions of mood symptoms were observed in the health qigong-based cognitive therapy group as compared with the mindfulness-based cognitive therapy group. Health qigong-based cognitive therapy is more conducive to physical health status whereas mindfulness-based cognitive therapy has more favorable mental health outcomes. Individual growth curve models indicated that alterations in perceived stress was the common predictor of mood changes in both intervention groups.
conclusionsThe predominant emphasis on physical health in health qigong-based cognitive therapy makes it more acceptable and effective than mindfulness-based cognitive therapy as applied in Chinese individuals with mood disorders. The influence of Chinese culture is discussed.
trial registrationHKU Clinical Trials Registry. Identifier: HKUCTR-2558 . Registered 21st Nov 2018.
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