Publications

After only an 8-week intervention, the study showed the following results:
– BDNFs were significantly reduced and approached those of pain-free controls, pointing to a normalizing effect of the active treatment.
(There was no change in the control group).
– 37% reduction in fibromyalgia scores (FIQ) – (0% in the control group)
– 47% increase in perceived health (EQ-VAS) – (16% in the control group)
– 46% Reduction in Pain Catastrophizing (PCS) – (9% in the Control Group)
– 45% reduction in Anxiety (HADS-A) – (15% in Control Group)
– 41% reduction in depression (HADS-B) – (6% in the control group)
It is believed that about 10 million people in the US, and 8 million in Europe may suffer from fibromyalgia.
It is a disabling syndrome of unknown cause, characterized mainly by widespread musculoskeletal pain and symptoms such as fatigue, stiffness, sleep problems, cognitive dysfunction and distress.
It generates enormous suffering in the population and a great economic burden for the public health system.
A combination of exercise, relaxation techniques and cognitive approaches have previously been recommended to patients, which have shown positive but limited short-term benefits, with small effect sizes.
This study was a randomized controlled trial (RCT), with a total of 41 fibromyalgia patients who were randomized into two study arms: the active intervention group using a combination of Amygdala and Insula Retraining and Mindfulness (MAIR), and an active control group that spent an equivalent amount of time on relaxation techniques (RT), both as adjuncts to treatment as usual.
The MAIR group demonstrated significantly greater reductions in functional impairment, anxiety and depression, as well as significant decreases in pain catastrophizing, with large effect sizes.
There were also significant improvements in clinical severity and health-related quality of life, again with large effect sizes.
The open source paper is posted here: https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/9/10/3246

Journal BMC Complement Med Ther

Virginia Gasión 1, Alberto Barceló Soler 2 3 4, María Beltrán Ruiz 1 5, Rinchen Híjar-Aguinaga 1, Loreto Camarero Grados 1, Yolanda López Del Hoyo 1 5, Javier García-Campayo 1 5, Jesús Montero Marín.
6 7 8.
Effectiveness of an amygdala and insula retraining program combined with mindfulness training to improve quality of life in patients with prolonged COVID: a randomized controlled trial protocol. Journal BMC Complement Med Ther.
Nov. 9, 2023; 23 (1): 403.
doi: 10.1186/s12906-023-04240-0.

Journal of Clinical Medicine

Juan P. Sanabria-Mazo, Jesus Montero-Marin, Albert Feliu-Soler, Virginia Gasión, Mayte Navarro-Gil, Héctor Morillo-Sarto, Ariadna Colomer-Carbonell, Xavier Borràs, Mattie Tops, Juan V. Luciano, and Javier García-Campayo.
Mindfulness-Based Program Plus Amygdala and Insula Retraining (MAIR) for the Treatment of Women with Fibromyalgia: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial. Journal of Clinical Medicine J. Clin.
Med.
2020, 9, 3246; doi:10.3390/jcm9103246 Q1, JCR: 4.964.

Springer Nature 2020

Jesus Montero-Marin, William Van Gordon, Edo Shonin, Mayte Navarro-Gil, Virginia Gasión, Yolanda López-del-Hoyo, Juan V. Luciano, Javier Garcia-Campayo.
Attachment-Based Compassion Therapy for Ameliorating Fibromyalgia: Mediating Role of Mindfulness and Self-Compassion.
Published online: 10 January 2020 # Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature 2020 .
Q1, JCR: 3.801 .

International Journal Environmental Research Public

Jesus Montero-Marin, Willem Kuyken, Virginia Gasión, Alberto Barceló-Soler, Lynda Rojas,Ana Manrique, Rosa Esteban and Javier García Campayo.
Feasibility and effectiveness of a Workplace-Adapted Mindfulness- Based Programme to Reduce Stress in Workers at a Private Sector Logistics Company Feasibility and Effectiveness of a Workplace Adapted Mindfulness- Based Programme to Reduce Stress in Workers at a Private Sector Logistics Company: Workplace Health and Wellbeing 2019 Int.
J. Environ.
Res.
Public Health 2020, 17, 1643; doi:10.3390/ijerph17051643 Q3, JCR: 2,338.

Actas de Psiquiatría Española

Javier Garcia-Campayo, Marcelo de Marzo, Mayte Navarro Gil, Marta Puebla, Edo Shoning, Paola Herrero, Virginia Gasión.
Compassion and values-based mindfulness intervention: the mindfulness intervention programme by the University of Zaragoza, Spain, and the FederalUniversity of São Paulo-UNIFESP.
September 2015.
Actas de Psiquiatria Española. Q3, JCR: 1,667.

• International Meeting on Mindfulness June 11-14, 2014 Paper.
  Mindfulness in Chronic Fatigue: Amygdalar Retraining.
• III International Meeting on Mindfulness June 8 to 11, 2016 4-hour Amygdalar Retraining Workshop.
• III International Meeting on Mindfulness June 8 – 11, 2016 Lecture.
  Mindfulness Intervention in companies Model of the University of Zaragoza.
• I Mindfulness Congress in Organizations and Companies May 25-26, 2017.
  Congress Organization
• I Congress Mindfulness in Organizations and companies b25to 26 May 2017.
  Workshop 3 hours Mindfulness Model University of Zaragoza.
• SEFIFAG Research Conference.
  Spanish Society of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Vitoria.
  2017 Lecture.
  Tonsillar Retraining for Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.
• Mindfulness Conference Technology and Synergies.
  Cadiz Summer University .
  Ponencia “Impacto de una empresa Minful Investigación y hallazgos.
  2018
• 1st International Congress and 4th Congress of the Americas on Psychosocial Factors at Work.
  Virtual.
  2021.
  Paper
• IX International Congress of Mindfulness June 15 to 17, 2023.
  Lecture.
  Current situation of mindfulness in organizations

Journal of Clinical Medicine

Juan P. Sanabria-Mazo, Jesus Montero-Marin, Albert Feliu-Soler, Virginia Gasión, Mayte Navarro-Gil, Héctor Morillo-Sarto, Ariadna Colomer-Carbonell, Xavier Borràs, Mattie Tops, Juan V. Luciano, and Javier García-Campayo.
Mindfulness-Based Program Plus Amygdala and Insula Retraining (MAIR) for the Treatment of Women with Fibromyalgia: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial. Journal of Clinical Medicine J. Clin.
Med.
2020, 9, 3246; doi:10.3390/jcm9103246 Q1, JCR: 4.964.

Springer Nature 2020

Jesus Montero-Marin, William Van Gordon, Edo Shonin, Mayte Navarro-Gil, Virginia Gasión, Yolanda López-del-Hoyo, Juan V. Luciano, Javier Garcia-Campayo.
Attachment-Based Compassion Therapy for Ameliorating Fibromyalgia: Mediating Role of Mindfulness and Self-Compassion.
Published online: 10 January 2020 # Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature 2020 .
Q1, JCR: 3.801 .

International Journal Environmental Research Public

Jesus Montero-Marin, Willem Kuyken, Virginia Gasión, Alberto Barceló-Soler, Lynda Rojas,Ana Manrique, Rosa Esteban and Javier García Campayo.
Feasibility and effectiveness of a Workplace-Adapted Mindfulness- Based Programme to Reduce Stress in Workers at a Private Sector Logistics Company Feasibility and Effectiveness of a Workplace Adapted Mindfulness- Based Programme to Reduce Stress in Workers at a Private Sector Logistics Company: Workplace Health and Wellbeing 2019 Int.
J. Environ.
Res.
Public Health 2020, 17, 1643; doi:10.3390/ijerph17051643 Q3, JCR: 2,338.

Actas de Psiquiatría Española

Javier Garcia-Campayo, Marcelo de Marzo, Mayte Navarro Gil, Marta Puebla, Edo Shoning, Paola Herrero, Virginia Gasión.
Compassion and values-based mindfulness intervention: the mindfulness intervention programme by the University of Zaragoza, Spain, and the FederalUniversity of São Paulo-UNIFESP.
September 2015.
Actas de Psiquiatria Española. Q3, JCR: 1,667.

Researcher in the project:
“Evaluation of psychosocial risks in information professionals”.
Funded by the EU and the Government of Aragon.
OTRI 2019/016. Functions:
Study Design, Data Analysis.
Implementation of Minfulness and Emotional Intelligence programs.
and Emotional Intelligence programs.
Data Collection.
Director Santiago Gascon.
Professor of
Faculty of Psychology.
University of Zaragoza.

 

Tonsillar and Insula Retraining with Mindfulness for Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome patients.
Performing: CECICA writing, Study design, data analysis, choice of measurement scales, CDR, patient recruitment, project presentation.
Assignment of recruited patients to control and intervention groups.
Data collection, intervention, statistical analysis of the results and preparation of the report.

 

Evaluation and intervention on stress levels, physical and psychological well-being, as well as job satisfaction and commitment, in workers of the logistics sector”.
Performing: Study design, data analysis, choice of measurement scales, CDR, patient recruitment, project presentation.
Assignment of recruits to control and intervention groups.
Data collection, intervention, statistical analysis of the results and preparation of the report.

 

Models of Compassion and Attachment Styles for Fibromyalgia patients.
Corresponding to the Doctoral Thesis of Mayte Navarro Gil, directed by Javier Garcia Campayo and Jesús Montero.
Performing: CEICA writing; Study design, data analysis, choice of measurement scales, CDR, patient recruitment, project presentation.
Assignment of recruited patients to control and intervention groups.
Data collection, intervention, statistical analysis of the results and preparation of the report.