Clinical trialNCT03411057TerminatedObservational

Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction in Rheumatic Diseases

SponsorJohns Hopkins UniversityEnrollment5Psoriatic ArthritisRheumatoid ArthritisScleroderma

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Summary

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This study will assess the mental health and clinical benefits of Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) in patients with rheumatic disease who have anxiety or depression. MBSR, an interactive form of meditation that includes gentle yoga, will be taught by a certified instructor over an eight-week period. Mental health surveys will be conducted within one month of the study start and end as well as mid-course. Clinical assessments will be conducted within one-month of the study start and end.

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Investigators

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Dana DiRenzo, MD
Johns Hopkins University
Principal Investigator
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Sites

1 registered facility, with the per-site recruitment status where the registry publishes one. ClinicalTrials.gov does not publish per-site enrollment counts.

United States

Johns Hopkins Asthma and Allergy Center
Baltimore, Maryland, United States

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Drugs studied

No drug or biological interventions are in our data for this study. It may test a procedure, device or behavioral intervention, or the intervention list isn't in our current snapshot. See the registry record ↗. Why? →

Registration & key dates

Registry attributes as recorded on the ClinicalTrials.gov study record.

Start: 18 Jan 2018
Primary completion: 22 Apr 2021
Completion: 22 Apr 2021
Last update posted: 26 Apr 2021
Registered enrollment: 5
Registry id: NCT03411057

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Source: ClinicalTrials.gov, via the CTTI AACT database, data as of 24 Aug 2026. Registry facts are shown as registered by the study sponsor; findmyKOL does not interpret them.