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Mindfulness for urges that are hard to control

This study tests a mindfulness programme for impulsive or compulsive behaviours in Parkinson's.

Testing a treatment or activity · Study reference: JPRN-UMIN000046529

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Start (reported date)
2022-01-10
Study finished (reported date)
2026-12-31

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  • 2026-10-11 — recruiting

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Ages 20years-old to 85years-old · Ask the team who can join

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Sex eligibility reported by registry: male and female

Inclusion criteria: (1) participants diagnosed as clinically established or probable PD according to the diagnostic criteria of Movement Disorder Society, (2) QUIP-RS score was 6 or more, (3) 20 to 85 years old, (4) patients with stable dose of anti-Parkinsonian drugs and (5) who can give written informed consent. Exclusion criteria: Exclusion criteria are participants who are currently conducting the mindfulness meditation, any other cognitive-behavioral therapy, or any other clinical trials; who have cognitive impairment (lower than 24/30 in Mini-mental state examination); and who cannot carry out the meditation program because of hearing or visual impairment.
Full study name & original research details

Official study title

Mindfulness meditation for impulsive-compulsive behaviors in Parkinson's disease: a randomized-controlled study - MEDIC-PD

Short title used by the registry

Mindfulness meditation for impulsive-compulsive behaviors in Parkinson's disease: a randomized-controlled study

Original description

Intervention: mindfulness meditation program best medical treatment Primary outcome: The change of Questionnaire for Impulsive-Compulsive Disorders in PD- rating scale (QUIP-RS) score between before and after allocation. Secondary outcome: 1. Changes in prevalence of ICBs before and after allocation. 2. The change of following scores between before and after allocation; (1) Barratt Impulsiveness Scale 11th (BIS-11) (2) Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) (3) The MDS-sponsored Revision of the Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (MDS-UPDRS) (4) Mindful Attention Awareness Scale (MAAS)

Conditions reported: Parkinson's disease

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Study type
Interventional
Interventions
mindfulness meditation program best medical treatment
Phases
Phase III
Sponsor
Wakayama Medical University
Start date reported by registry
2022-01-10 (reported)

Registry updated: Not reported · Status last verified by the registry submitter: Not reported

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Jinsoo Koh · 073-441-0655 · shinnai@wakayama-med.ac.jp

Study locations

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Japan

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