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MBSR Mechanisms in GAD

NYU Langone Health
NCT IDNCT05064813ClinicalTrials.gov data as of Apr 2026
Target enrollment

150

Study length

about 4.6 years

Ages

18–50

Locations

1 site in NY

What this study is about

Researchers are testing how mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) affects the brain compared to a stress education program for people with generalized anxiety disorder (GAD). The trial will also look at differences between men and women in their responses to MBSR.

Simplified from trial records by PatientMatch.

What you may be asked to do

  • 1.Participate in Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction MBSR Intervention
  • 2.Participate in Stress Education Control Condition (SE)

Participation Burden

What's physically and logistically required of participants.

Logistics & Travel
In-person visits

Requires travel to a study site

Physical Intervention
Standard

How treatment is administered

Treatment Assignment
Randomized & Blinded

You may get a placebo/standard care, and you won't know which.

Extracted study details

Pulled from the trial record to show what is being tested and what the study is measuring.

Body systems

Psychiatry / Mental Health