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CUHK_CCT00267

2010-06-18

Prospective

Nil

Health and Health Service Research Fund, The Food and Health Bureau, Hong Kong SAR

Nil

Nil

Rebecca Wong

Room 426, School of Public Health, CUHK

2252 8741

rebeccawong@cuhk.edu.hk

Nil

Professor Samuel Yeung Shan WONG

4/F Division of Family Medicine and Primary Health Care, School of Public Health and Primary Care, CUHK

2252 8774

yeungshanwong@cuhk.edu.hk

Nil

A randomized, controlled clinical trail: The effects of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy on generalized anxiety disorder and health service utilization in primary care

A randomized, controlled clinical trail: The effects of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy on generalized anxiety disorder and health service utilization in primary care

Nil

Hong Kong SAR

Yes

2009-09-11

generalized anxiety disorder

Other

cognitive

mindfulness-based cognitive therapy

8 weeks

cognitive behaviour therapy / usual care

1) being 21-65 years of age 2) having, at baseline assessment, a DSM-IV TR principal diagnosis of generalized anxiety disorder on SCID 14 and a score of 10 or above using the Chinese version of the Beck Anxiety Inventory. 3) can understand Cantonese. 4) are willing to attend the MBCT programme.

1) past participation in an MBSR or MBCT group, 2) illiterate subjects as they will not be able to complete the meditation diary, 3) psychiatric and medical comorbidities that are potentially life threatening (i.e. psychosis. Suicidal ideation, terminal medical illness) or those expected to severely limit patient participation or adherence (e.g. psychosis, current substance abuse, dementia, pregnancy) 4) those already seeing a psychiatrist, a cognitive behavioural therapist or psychotherapists/counselors, 5) commencement of psychotropic medication within 2 months.

21

65

Both Male and Female

Interventional

Randomized

Active

Single-blind

Parallel

2010-07-01

291

Recruiting

Anxiety symptoms will be measured using the validated Chinese version State trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) and the Chinese version Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI). Measures at baseline and each follow-up. Subjects’ demographic data including age, sex, marital status, education status, personal monthly income, religious belief, and all other outcome measures, use of medication and medical history including psychiatric history will be collected by a trained interviewer.

1) Depressive Symptoms will be measured by the validated Chinese version of the Centre for Epidemiological Studies-Depression Scale (CES-D). Health related quality of life will be measured by the validated Chinese version Medical Outcomes Study Short-Form Health Survey (SF-12).
2) Health Service Utilization
Utilization of health services including visits to primary care doctors (both private and public) and hospitalizations and the number of days of absence from work will be recorded at 2 weekly intervals by the trained research assistant using telephone. The frequency and duration of practice of both MBCT and CBT in each group will be documented by a weekly meditation form that will be collected each week during class and at 3 month interval until the end of 9 month post intervention. Response rate, retention rate of the MBCT programme will be documented.

No

2015-08-28

ChiCTR-TRC-10000907

2010-06-25


Yes

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