The Study of Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2019-07-20
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
The primary objective of the study is to evaluate the clinical curative effect of MBCT to
reduce obsessive and compulsive symptoms. Moreover, the investigators will also explore a
MBCT manual for Chinese patients with OCD, which can be widely applied to the clinical
practice.
There are two parts of the study. The first part is a qualitative research with two pilot
MBCT groups. The second part of this study is a single-blind randomized controlled trial with
three study arms: one - third of participants receive group mindfulness-based cognitive
therapy led by trained MBCT psychotherapists or psychiatrists in addition to medication, one
- third of participants receive group psycho-education program and one - third of
participants receive drug therapy as usual. All participants have 10 sessions intervention
and assessments.