MIND4OCD: Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy adapted for OCD
Research type
Research Study
Full title
MIND4OCD: A Feasibility Study of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy adapted for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder.
IRAS ID
224619
Contact name
Clara Strauss
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Duration of Study in the UK
1 years, 0 months, 30 days
Research summary
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) affects up to one million adults in the UK (National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (NICE), 2005). Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) has the strongest evidence for effectiveness for OCD. However, research show only 50% of people recover from OCD after CBT whilst around 25-30% of people refuse or drop out from CBT. This has led to research into alternative psychological therapies that might benefit people with OCD.
Mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) teach people to notice unpleasant thoughts and feelings without reacting unhelpfully. Although MBIs are effective for recurrent depression and there is increasing evidence that they also benefit adults with current depression, anxiety and psychosis, there is little published research on the effectiveness of MBIs for OCD, although the research that is published shows promise.
We intend to conduct a feasibility study of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) adapted for OCD. An 8-week adapted MBCT course will be offered to adults with OCD who are open to an NHS Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) service and express a preference for MCBT over CBT. The study will tell us whether adults with OCD experience the adapted MBCT course as an acceptable and beneficial intervention, through an examination of recruitment and retention rates, post-intervention qualitative interviews, homework practice logs and a comparison of pre- and post-intervention scores on measures of OCD, comorbid depression, anxiety, obsessive beliefs, mindfulness, self-compassion, distress tolerance, wellbeing, social and work adjustment. This study will help us to understand the feasibility of MBCT adapted for OCD as a first step in determining whether adapted MBCT might provide a viable alternative psychological therapy for adults with OCD who do not wish to engage in CBT for OCD. Encouraging findings will lead onto a pilot RCT of MBCT for OCD compared to a wait list control group.
REC name
South West - Cornwall & Plymouth Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
17/SW/0172
Date of REC Opinion
25 Sep 2017
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion