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Mindfulness Meditation (MBSR) and Parkinson's Disease (PD)
Sponsor: University Hospital, Bordeaux
Summary
Non-pharmacological therapies become more important in the management of Parkinson's disease (PD). Among these, mindfulness meditation is the subject of high expectations. This intervention, such as the Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction-based (MBSR) stress reduction program, have shown effects on psychological distress, motor and non-motor disorders, and quality of life. However, the data is still very frail and the conditions for practical use are still very uncertain. The objective of the study is to determine the feasibility of a standardized MBSR program in Parkinsonians patients.
Official title: Exploratory Feasibility Study for the Development of Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction Program (MBSR )in Parkinsonian Patients - MPARK
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - 80 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
31
Start Date
2020-02-17
Completion Date
2021-11-23
Last Updated
2026-06-02
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction-based program (MBSR).
The MBSR program is built over 8 weeks (1 information session, 8 group sessions from 2h30 to 3h and 1 full day). A trained MBSR instructor will lead group sessions weekly for approximately 150-210 minutes to teach and demonstrate the practices. Practices include walking/standing/supine meditation, body scanning (drawing attention to various areas of the body such as the right foot or left hand), and simple hatha yoga postures. Exercises are the basis of this group learning with practice time and practice exchange time. Participants are asked to commit to daily meditation at home using audioguides for 40 minutes to 1 hour.
Locations (1)
François TISON, M.D PhD
Bordeaux, France