Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction for Parkinson's Disease: A Longitudinal Study

Launched by VA OFFICE OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT · Jun 24, 2019

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Eligible study participants will be randomly assigned to one of two interventions: 1) Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction for Parkinson's disease; MBSR-PD or 2) Creative Education Care (CEC). Study visits may be held remotely, via online video format (Webex). Interventions are held within a group format consisting of approximately 6-10 individuals with PD. Groups will meet once per week for over a 9-week period. All participants will be administered a battery of neuropsychological tests to measure HRQoL, cognition (e.g., executive function, attention, memory), and mood (i.e., anxiety, depres...

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • 1. Clinical diagnosis of PD based on UK Brain Bank Criteria
• • 2. \>40 years of age
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • 1. Secondary causes of Parkinsonism (e.g. corticobasal degeneration, progressive supranuclear palsy, drug-induced parkinsonism)
• • 2. Other neurological conditions (e.g. stroke)
• • 3. Clinical diagnosis of dementia based on any previous neuropsychological testing
• • 4. Psychosis, antipsychotic treatment or treatment for substance abuse
• • 5. Uncorrected vision or hearing to adequately participate in the intervention
• • 6. Prior formal training in MBSR or regular current MBSR practice
• • 7. Recent or new participation in a psychological/behavioral treatment, such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
• • 8. Active/current suicidal ideation