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mindfulness for Depression (M-Body Trial)

N/A
Waitlist Available
Research Sponsored by Northwestern University
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
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Must have
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up 6 months
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M-Body Trial Summary

This trial will test whether a mindfulness intervention can help reduce depressive symptoms in low-income racial/ethnic minority adults, compared to usual care. If successful, this research could develop a model for delivering mental health interventions in community settings that is broadly disseminated and scalable to other populations.

Eligible Conditions
  • Depression
  • Stress

M-Body Trial Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~6 months
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 6 months for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Depressive Symptoms
Secondary outcome measures
Anger
Anxiety
Other outcome measures
Affective Dysregulation
Blood Pressure
Cognitive Reactivity
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M-Body Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
Group I: M-BodyExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
mindfulness group intervention
Group II: Usual CareActive Control1 Intervention
treatment as usual
Treatment
First Studied
Drug Approval Stage
How many patients have taken this drug
mindfulness
2019
N/A
~340

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Northwestern UniversityLead Sponsor
1,585 Previous Clinical Trials
916,986 Total Patients Enrolled
66 Trials studying Depression
28,180 Patients Enrolled for Depression

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

Is there an ongoing recruitment period for this clinical investigation?

"Correct. Details posted on clinicaltrials.gov affirms that this medical research, which was initially published on March 1st 2019, is currently recruiting individuals. A total of 254 patients are required from a single site for the study to move forward."

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What demographic of volunteers is optimal for this experiment?

"The scope of this medical study is to identify 254 volunteers, aged between 18 and 65, that are suffering from stress-related depression (PHQ-9 score ≥ 5) in addition to being conversant in English."

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How many participants are part of the experiment?

"Affirmative. Clinicaltrials.gov contains information that this clinical trial is presently searching for participants, which was initially listed on March 1st 2019 and most recently updated July 20th 2022. The recruitment of 254 patients from one site is necessary to complete the study."

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Does this experiment permit individuals over the age of twenty to participate?

"To meet the requirements of this clinical trial, participants must fall within a specific age range - between 18 and 65."

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~40 spots leftby Apr 2025