Mindfulness for caregivers: a Stress-Reduction experiment that ended early
NCT ID NCT03745235
First seen Jun 27, 2026 ยท Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study aimed to see if a mindfulness-based stress reduction program could lower stress and inflammation in people caring for someone with a severe psychiatric disorder. Researchers planned to compare a group taking mindfulness classes with a group receiving standard care, measuring stress levels and blood markers of inflammation. The study was terminated early and enrolled only 27 participants instead of the planned 80, so results are limited.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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27 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Oct 2019
- Finished
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Feb 2020
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * patient who has given oral consent * adult patient * a caregiver of a person with a severe psychiatric disorder (schizophrenia, recurrent depression, bipolar disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder) Exclusion Criteria: * protected adult * patient not affiliated to the national health insurance system * pregnant, parturient or breastfeeding woman * person suffering from a severe psychiatric disorder indicating a state of decompensated stress (with risk of associated biological inflammatory disturbances) * person suffering from an inflammatory disease (autoimmune, infectious, neoplastic, cardio-vascular pathologies
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Chu Dijon Bourogne
Dijon, 21000, France
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