RECRUITINGINTERVENTIONAL
Interoceptive Training Enhanced Mindfulness
Interoceptive Training Enhanced Mindfulness (ITEM): Acceptability and Measurement
About This Trial
This pilot randomized controlled trial will compare a novel mindfulness training to interoceptive exposure to establish feasibility and acceptability as an intervention for anxiety sensitivity.
Who May Be Eligible (Plain English)
Who May Qualify:
- Veteran status
- able to read and speak English
- ASI-3 score of 23 or higher
- clinically meaningful distress/impairment related to an emotional or somatic complaint as determined by a Clinical Global Impression Scale (CGI) of 3 or greater
- Internet access via a device that can support remote study activities and ability to attend in person appointments
Who Should NOT Join This Trial:
- serious mental illness, including bipolar disorder or psychotic illness
- current, untreated alcohol or substance use disorder
- moderate-severe suicidality that would likely result in the need for urgent intervention in the next 2 months
- current regular meditation practice or treatment for AS-related condition
- cognitive dysfunction that interferes with the ability to engage in treatment
Always talk to your doctor about whether this trial is right for you.
Original Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria:
* Veteran status
* able to read and speak English
* ASI-3 score of 23 or higher
* clinically meaningful distress/impairment related to an emotional or somatic complaint as determined by a Clinical Global Impression Scale (CGI) of 3 or greater
* Internet access via a device that can support remote study activities and ability to attend in person appointments
Exclusion Criteria:
* serious mental illness, including bipolar disorder or psychotic illness
* current, untreated alcohol or substance use disorder
* moderate-severe suicidality that would likely result in the need for urgent intervention in the next 2 months
* current regular meditation practice or treatment for AS-related condition
* cognitive dysfunction that interferes with the ability to engage in treatment
Treatments Being Tested
OTHER
Mindfulness training
Brief mindfulness training focused on management of unwanted internal sensations
BEHAVIORAL
Interoceptive exposure
Cognitive behavioral therapy focused in interoceptive exposure to unwanted internal sensations
Locations (1)
VA San Diego Healthcare System
San Diego, California, United States